Lenny Henry I’m a black person and when I was growing up I went to a school with no other black people and walked past signs that said ‘Keep Britain White.’ – Lenny Henry Black Quotes Britain Quotes Growing Quotes People Quotes Person Quotes School Quotes Signs Quotes Walked Quotes White Quotes I think tax breaks for diversity is a good thing. In film now, what happens is you get huge tax breaks if you can prove via your hiring practices and via casting, that the film is British, you get a tax break. Wouldn’t it be great if you got a tax break because the film was properly diverse? When you’ve lived in a country for 50 years and you pay your tax, you have a pension and insurance, you’ve raised a family and sent your kids to uni. To get to an age and be told you don’t belong here and you have to go back to where you come from is really saddening and infuriating.
Dinaw Mengestu Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the color of my skin and my rather peculiar background as an Ethiopian immigrant delineated the border of my life and friendships. I learned quickly how to stand alone. – Dinaw Mengestu
Paul Hogan I didn’t get into entertainment until I was like 31. I didn’t star in a movie until I was 46. – Paul Hogan
John Cale When somebody grabs a movement, you’re kind of locked into it. It’s all par for the course. – John Cale
Geoff Johns The thing about Green Lantern rings is they pick whoever has potential to overcome great fear. – Geoff Johns
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