Bahamas Quote by Lee Grant

When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of his life.…

— Lee Grant

Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil…

— Norman Jewison

The main thing people took from 'Night of the Living Dead' was that it was a racial statement movie, and that was completely unintended.

— George A. Romero

I think 'In The Heat Of The Night' was one of the most influential films on me. Looking back now, I can see how…

— Taylor Sheridan

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 thought that, as a black audience member, I would like to see something that reflected an experience that's not normally exhibited in documentaries,…

— Elvis Mitchell

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture…

— Debbie Allen

I was 15 years old at university, studying economics and philosophy, and I saw a retrospective of Australian film. They were very raw. 'Picnic…

— Deborah Kara Unger

It was just a wonderful experience, one for the memory book for sure. The sad thing about it was that the picture came under…

— Curtis Hanson

Every actor in the room honored Sidney for being there so many years before. And everybody was so moved to be at a place…

— Lee Grant

Back in the 1970s, it was mostly all-black audiences coming into the theaters. So, we presented stories they could relate to.

— Rudy Ray Moore

I think some of my favorite Australian films were shot by people that are not Australian. And I think when Dean Semler did 'Dances…

— Ben Mendelsohn