Zitat des Tages von Katori Hall:
I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that.
I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.
I grew up playing with kids from Hurt Village, playing with kids from other housing projects, Lamar Terrace, because my grandmother lived in that particular area. So, I always wondered how I would have turned out if I would have lived in that particular given circumstance.
In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.
I can only speak for myself, but when I was growing up in Memphis - and having the Martin Luther King holiday and the moment of pause on April 4th - he was just a statue to me. I wanted to make him a little bit more real to me as a human being.
I feel the feminist movement has excluded black women. You cannot talk about being black and a woman within traditional feminist dialogue.
Most of the time, when I'm writing, I'm writing for myself. I'm thinking, 'What will my character say at this time? What will come out of her mouth?' I create individuals so real to me, I sometimes start talking to them. Then I let them loose on the page.
I have so many different voices and stories to tell.
Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren't necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching 'The Nutcracker,' and that's fine. I enjoy both.
Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men.
Sometimes, unfortunately, hatred is more powerful than progress.
Don't let others put thoughts into your mind that takes away your self-confidence.
