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Tim Reid

"Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made."

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"Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made."

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"Time is always standing still, we are only changing."

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"But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing."

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"The time is always right, just act."

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"We recorded that trio and it's out on the Knitting Factory label. I've got another record in the can with that group and Marc, which I'll hopefully finish some time before next summer."

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"All times are treasureable; the times of prosperity, and times of adversity."

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"Time is the most valuable currency so spend it wisely"

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"In the beauty of the mornings we forget about the night; in the beauty of the night we forget about the mornings! When you meet the beauty, you drop anchor in the present time and all other times disappear from your mind!"

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"Because these show are live, script pages are being switched during the program and new commercial teases might be yelled in your ear with just enough time to scribble them on scrap paper before reading them."

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"I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film."

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"For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some time."

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Tim Reid
"How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like criminals?"

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Tim Reid
"Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead."

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Tim Reid
"When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one."

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Tim Reid
"Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made."

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Tim Reid
"Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions."

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Tim Reid
"Just having hope ain't going to cut it. You've got to have hope, passion and skills."

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Tim Reid
"Young kids are taking Viagra, ecstasy. They even want instant sex."

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Tim Reid
"A film should be an experience. You should feel something. It should motivate you to feel something."

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Tim Reid
"The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling."

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