“To me the industry has always said that the lovers and haters and principal characters will always be white in Hollywood, and black people will always be appendages of those kinds of dramas, or they will be comedic outlets. It will never change.” PeopleKindSaidCharacterBlackWhiteIndustryLoversDramaHollywoodBlack PeoplePrincipalOutletsNever ChangeComedic Author:Haile Gerima
“A film fable so structured that all alchemical searchings are clearly filmwise (gold being discovered cinematically in each sequence ot mixed black-and-white and color) so that when the drama-discovery is actually made, it acts as a deliberate anti-climax of aesthetic perfection.” MadeFilmBlackWhiteColorDramaDiscoveryPerfectionGoldMade ItAestheticBlack And WhiteDeliberateSequenceFablesClimax Author:Stan Brakhage
“I've really dreamed of doing television. All of us do television, coming up. But when I was coming up, television was a black hole for actors. Now, television has a certain cache. Now everybody wants to be on TV because they're doing adult dramas. If you're an actor, it's like, "Well, get me on television," because it's the only place you can do it and also make a living at it. If my kids need shoes, I better do a TV show because I damn sure don't make any money with independent films.” IfsWantNeedsWellsShowsKidsFilmCertainActorsBlackCan DoTelevisionTvsDramaAdultsIndependentShoesHolesDamnTv ShowsYou Can Do ItIndependent FilmBlack HoleCache Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I was really sporty and loved singing. I started off doing musical theater. I left university to go to drama school. So I was a bit of a black sheep.” SchoolLeftBitsBlackDramaSingingTheaterMusicalUniversitySheepMusical TheaterBlack Sheep Author:Sophie Cookson
“Not only do we have the handsomest voice cast out there, along with the very lovely Black Widow, we also have an incredible voice cast, in terms of being able to handle the drama, the fun, the excitement and the promise that Marvel brings to every single one of our projects, which is epic adventure on the human spirit.” HumansAbleSpiritFunBlackVoiceTermAdventurePromiseDramaProjectsIncrediblesCastsLovelyHandleExcitementEpicHuman SpiritWidowsBlack Widow Author:Jeph Loeb
“I went to an arts school as a kid. We had to take dance every other day, along with drama, music and visual arts. However, wearing black tights was something I dreaded... and still have nightmares about it to this day. I think I was a pretty good dancer. I suppose that training helped me land parts in musicals... or has just given me nightmares!” ThinkingArtStillsKidsSchoolGivenBlackLandDramaTrainingVisualsDancerNightmareThis DayArt SchoolVisual ArtTightsWearing Black Author:Jake Epstein
“I wanted to become an actor. I went to Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which is one of the main drama schools in London where you go when you are older. But I was doing the junior one when I was a kid. And some friends there had agents. I was fourteen and I was like, "I want an agent! It sounds awesome!" I had no idea what that was. I thought those guys looked like men in black. They were hanging around in suits all the time. So I luckily got a very good agent in London and started auditioning. And then when I was 16, I got my first film and I've been working ever since.” MenWantFirstsIdeasKidsWantedSchoolFilmGuyActorsSoundBlackDramaVery GoodLondonSuitsAgentsNo IdeaJuniorsFourteenHanging Around Author:Douglas Booth
“I kind of pride myself on coming onto things that are well-oiled machines and finding a way to bring what I bring and fit in, and raise it to another level if I can. And this [Code Black ] has been another one of those really fun success stories, much like Parks And Recreation, although obviously on the other side of the comedy/drama equation.” IfsWayWellsKindHas BeensI CanStoriesFunSidesBlackLevelsComedyPrideFitDramaFindingsMachinesRaisesCodeParksEquationsRecreationSuccess StoriesParks And RecreationWell Oiled Machines Author:Rob Lowe
“There's drama in everything. That's why I love movies. Like Welcome to the Dollhouse, I'm a 350-pound black man, and I could understand what it was like to be a little white girl.” MenLittlesGirlBlackWhiteDramaWelcomePoundsMovie LoveWhite GirlDollhouses Author:Terry Crews
“I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksKindPersonsDoeBlackDramaQuietStanding Out Author:Andre Leon Talley
“Then why don’t you and Bubba have girlfriends? (Nick) I don’t want the drama of it. After the last one burnt up all my clothes with my Jack Daniel’s Black Label collection and tried to decapitate me with my CDs, I decided I’d take a hiatus for a bit. (Mark)” WantLastsBitsBlackDramaClothesDecidedMarkLabelsGirlfriendCollectionsCdsBubbaHiatusJack Daniels Book:Chronicles of Nick Source: Chronicles of Nick
“There is only room for a certain amount of black actresses in this industry. I don't want to fall into the zone of playing the 'ghetto bootalicious baby mama drama.' I want to play something with depth, like a crackhead or something.” WantPlayCertainFallBlackRoomsBabyIndustryAmountDramaDepthActressesZoneMamaGhettoBaby MamaCrackheads Author:Selita Ebanks
“Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples. But August stands apart, ... He has his special way of seeing things. I remember he and I were at one of those fancy benefits the Rep has. The gay men's chorus was singing, and I was very proud to have brought them into a Rep event. And August says, 'You know, I don't see any black people up there.' That was his focus the lives of black people.” PeopleKnowsMenWayRememberBlackDarkComedyFocusSeeingInfluenceSpecialEventsExampleProudDramaGayBenefitsSingingObviousEngagedFancyRealisticBlack PeoplePlaywrightAugustChorusArthurGay MenSatiricalDark Comedy Author:Daniel J. Sullivan