I Have Never Made A Decision Based On Race And Never Will. I Am Admiring Of My Fellow Peers, Black Film-makers And Black Actors And Actresses. When Halle And Denzel Won Oscars, I Felt Pride Because I Was Black, But Never Did I Analyse Their Win Based On Colour. - SearchQuotes

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I have never made a decision based on race and never will. I am admiring of my fellow peers, black film-makers and black actors and actresses. When Halle and Denzel won Oscars, I felt pride because I was black, but never did I analyse their win based on colour.

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