American - Writer | September 11, 1957 -
I'm not one of those deeper, ethereal writers. I'm just trying to get it done.
James McBride
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When you glorify violence, then it comes back to bite you.
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Caring is beyond race. Either people care about you, or they don't.
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First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.
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If you have the material it will form itself as a kind of connective tissue.
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Writing for me is cutting out the fat and getting to the meaning.
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I'm not interested in food. It's just fuel.
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Be kind to the living.
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I'm proud of 'Miracle at St. Anna' and I loved it; there's no question in my mind it's as good as any movie that came out in 2007.
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I wish all critics, no matter their color, were more sophisticated when it comes to the moral questions a film like 'St. Anna' is trying to raise.
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I'd like to do something involving jazz. But books are how I earn my living, and I'd like to stay with the horse I rode in on.
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It's the same old story. Nothing in this world happens unless white folks says it happens. And therein lies the problem of being a professional black storyteller - writer, musician, filmmaker.
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