Harry Lennix

The Black church is extremely important in Black America. I think most Americans themselves believe in a divine power, in a god,…

— Harry Lennix

My view is that "A Small Oak Tree Runs Red" is about putting people 'on the record,' who otherwise would have been…

— Harry Lennix

I think that one thing that America is guilty of is not ever apologizing for the greatest sin of the country, which…

— Harry Lennix

I hope that people will come and experience our play 'A Small Oak Tree Runs Red' . I don't want anybody to…

— Harry Lennix

Racism is a common thread among people of color, even though each experience with it is different.

— Harry Lennix

I think that in some ways there is no more important thing in my life outside of family and God.

— Harry Lennix

I play piano, so when I'm learning a new or difficult piece, at some point I have to enjoy the music of…

— Harry Lennix

There was a lynching case as late as 2011, so it's not as far away as we think. I think persecution by…

— Harry Lennix

The most important thing in my life is that trying to ameliorate, redeem, the image in particular of African American men, or…

— Harry Lennix

The truth is more important to me than anything - my personal wealth or health or any of these things. I think…

— Harry Lennix

People learn who they are by the images of themselves, the representations that they seek.

— Harry Lennix

Hollywood loves to pat itself on the back and espouse their rhetorically liberal points of view while they continue to be the…

— Harry Lennix

There may have been great scripts, and perfect actors to fill the roles, but those pilot projects could be stopped at an…

— Harry Lennix

The images that people see in the media of black people - whether journalistic or narrative - remain horrible. And those images,…

— Harry Lennix

I'm one of those persons who think that watching black people suffer is not an idea of entertainment. I know a lot…

— Harry Lennix

The concept of 'purgatory' is in Catholic Church dogma, and most black people are not Catholic - mostly their Christian realities focus…

— Harry Lennix

Julie Taymor. She is my gold standard of stage directors. I think she has a comprehensive knowledge of theatrical form, since she…

— Harry Lennix

If hell comes as a result of my speaking the truth, then let it come.

— Harry Lennix

More than a non-acting director, I think I notice when an actor is not believing in themselves. Chicago actors in particular, they…

— Harry Lennix

The United States Justice Department, in my opinion, hasn't done a damn thing to alleviate this horrible manifestation of racism, bigotry and…

— Harry Lennix

The beauty of doing a series is that, over the course of time, it's like peeling an onion. You're able to reveal…

— Harry Lennix

I think that Hollywood is content with condescending to Black people, patronizing them, feeling sorry for us, and I think we're happy…

— Harry Lennix