“It used to reflect a budget. Now 'independent film' means anything under $10 million. That's what people are saying now. But, that's not really true. I think independent films means you did everything independently.”
Trey Parker
“I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.”
Calvin Coolidge
“I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”
Maya Angelou
“People don't care what you do or say UNTIL they feel that YOU care about them.”
Lorrin L. Lee
“The film industry is about saying ‘no’ to people, and inherently you cannot take ‘no’ for an answer.”
James Cameron
“A leader's place is not to judge his people by how much they like him, but to like his people in such a way that they always judge him right.”
Segun Ologe
“The first American Black Film Festival (originally called the Acapulco Black Film Festival, or ABFF, until the name was changed in 2002) was held in June 1997.http://www.ithacafilmfest.com/2011/12/09/american-black-film-festival/”
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