American Quote by Bill Duke

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has…

— Sidney Poitier

A lot of young black people in America, and even in Africa and Brazil, would say that they are telling their story, but most…

— Haile Gerima

Perhaps, despite my objections, the success of films like: 'The Help,' 'Django,' 'The Butler,' or '12 Years a Slave,' will further persuade Hollywood to…

— Joe Morton

I think the whole stigma of 'black movies' is slowly being lost. When you look at movies like '12 Years A Slave,' to 'The…

— Kevin Hart

There have been so few decent films involving Negroes that right away everybody expects every film to do everything. But when you make a…

— Jim Brown

Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

I think Black cinema is thought of in small terms. That's where most of the problems come from. When there's a film that has…

— Rick Famuyiwa

I come from the best era of film I believe; when people were taking chances on films. It's time for us to bring more…

— Romany Malco

I have been in films before where people have been in a rush to label them as a Black film or even as a…

— David Oyelowo

Blaxploitation films were black films targeting black people. They were films made to appeal to a culture in a way that was supposed to…

— Adrian Younge

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back…

— Spike Lee

I had talked to my agent a lot over the years about not being interested in stereotypical "black films" [because] I didn't like the…

— Zoe Kravitz