Artists Are The Gatekeepers Of Truth.

With Othello, Shakespeare Posed This Problem Of A Black Man In A White Society In The Role That He's Playing. And Shakespeare Gave Othello Such Dignity - He Came Not From - As He Said - Not From Hate But From Honor, From A Sense Of His Own Human Dignity. And To Me, To My Mind, There Could Be No Greater Character Played.

Every Artist, Every Scientist, Every Writer Must Decide Now Where He Stands. The Artist Must Take Sides. He Must Elect To Fight For Freedom Or For Slavery. I Have Made My Choice. I Had No Alternative.

Art Is Not Just To Show Life As It Is, But To Show Life As It Should Be.

I Shall Take My Voice Wherever There Are Those Who Want To Hear The Melody Of Freedom

Artists Are The Radical Voice Of Civilization.