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"The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic."

"I think this confusion leads intellectuals and artists themselves to believe that the elite arts and humanities are a kind of higher, exalted form of human endeavor."

"Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their artists. There was talk of me going to Columbia after that, but nothing happened. I got disillusioned, and I pulled back."

"So I guess the complete lack of any new developments is what struck me. That and the fact that much of the good we had done for the artists' side of the industry with G.O.D. had been just as quickly undone by the big boys."

"My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire."
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"I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it."

"I believe in Christianity, Judaism and Islamism, but I stay away from churches, synagogues and mosques."

"I couldn't believe verse was supposed to be hard. It was a snap for me. I loved Shakespeare."

"Stax was rejoicing in the difference in who we are, and that's what you see in the film."

"I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richard III sometime."
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