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Bill Duke

(1943) Film Director

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Bill Duke is a film director, best known for Road Rage.

Quick Facts About Bill Duke

Born: February 26, 1943
Profession: Film Director
Notable works: Road Rage

About Bill Duke

William Henry Duke Jr., is an American actor and director. He is known for his work in action and crime drama, often as a character related to law enforcement. Dubbed the "Godfather of African American Cinema", he is known to direct films dealing with Black American experience and struggle.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Bill Duke · Page 3

Dreams that are planned are called frustration.

Dreams

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You determine your reality.

Determine

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I'm hoping to see some minorities in executive offices in positions of power, people who see the merit of projects with minority…

Minority

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Meryl Streep doesn't care how she looks. She just surrenders to the truth of the character. Not everybody has the ability to…

Character

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Television is a producers' medium. There is a formula with a certain number of closeups for each show.

Formula

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I don't have all the answers. I'm just supposed to present what I think is an issue and have dialogue start.

Answers

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I had parents who taught me ethics that I didn't know they were teaching me at the time.

Ethics

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AIDS is a very, very, very vicious disease, particularly in the black community.

Aids

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I don't want to exclusively direct white films, or black films. I want to have a choice.

Black

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I love great writing.

Great

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Some people you can forgive and forget. Some people you cannot forgive or forget. There are other people you can forgive and…

Cannot

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Pain has no color.

Color

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The Democrats throw money at the problems, and the Republicans tend to ignore them. The Natural Law Party goes beyond those approaches.…

Change

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