Modest humility is beauty's crown.
Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.
We should not have a tin cup out for something as important as the arts in this country, the richest in the world. Creative artists are always begging, but always being used when it's time to show us at our best.
The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.
If you are going to think black, think positive about it. Don't think down on it, or think it is something in your way. And this way, when you really do want to stretch out and express how beautiful black is, everybody will hear you.
I am here and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to.
I have never given all of myself, even vocally, to anyone. I was taught to sing on your interest, not your capital.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
In other words, I'm not intending to start from things that require a five-year development time.
No sanction can stand against ignited minds.
In Hollywood if you don't have a shrink, people think you're crazy.