“There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins. Religious beliefs are sacred to people and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.” PeopleWorldShouldYearsEndsShowsPastBeliefReligiousPracticeSupportRightsThis WorldSacredCivil RightsAll TimeSatireBigotryActivistIntoleranceHonoredDisrespectReligious Belief Author:Isaac Hayes
“As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.” YearsShowsPastBeliefPracticeSupportRightsCivil RightsActivistDisrespect Author:Isaac Hayes
“Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.” RealOpportunityHeardGrewGrew UpSouthRhythmVillageRealised Author:Isaac Hayes
“I was going through some emotional turmoil. You can tell by the tunes on the album that I was going through a break-up of my marriage. It was the only way I could express myself.” WayBreakEmotionalAlbumsTunesTurmoilEmotional Turmoil Author:Isaac Hayes
“At the end of the day, we are responsible for our own lives. If anything happens to us, don't blame somebody else. Backtrack and look at what you did to contribute to that. You also contribute to your successes. Once you learn that, you're on your way.” IfsWayLooksEndsHappensResponsibleBlameThings HappenThe End Of The Day Author:Isaac Hayes
“A certain administration which I won't call by name took the arts out of the schools, and that left the brothers out on the street with nothing, so they went to the turntables and started rhyming. Then they had a way to express themselves, and that's the birth of hip-hop.” WayArtSchoolCertainNamesLeftStreetsBrotherBirthHip HopAdministrationHipsHopsRhymingTurntables Author:Isaac Hayes
“I did a 'Children of the Corn' remake for Sci Fi Channel. I play the Peter Horton role from the original, and Candace McClure from 'Battlestar Galactica' is my Linda Hamilton.” ChildrenPlayRolesOriginalsSci FiPeterCornRemakesHamiltonBattlestar Galactica Author:David Anders
“I was down in Washington when 9/11 happened. We were in the middle of putting together the next summer season, and all I could think of was something somehow must make sense to us. Our Town kept coming into my mind.” ThinkingMindTogetherNextHappenedMiddleSummerSeasonsTownsMake SenseOur Town Author:Joanne Woodward