As An Artist I Come To Sing,

Like Any Other People, Like Fathers, Mothers, Sons And Daughters In Every Land, When The Issue Of Peace Or War Has Been Put Squarely To The American People, They Have Registered For Peace.

Artists Are The Gate Keepers Of Truth. We Are Civilization’s Radical Voice.

The Patter Of Their Feet As They Walk Through Jim Crow Barriers To Attend School Is The Thunder Of The Marching Men Of Joshua, And The World Rocks Beneath Their Tread.

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

For The First Time Since I Began Acting, I Feel That I've Found My Place In The World, That There's Something Out Of My Own Culture Which I Can Express And Perhaps Help Others Preserve..i Have Found Out Now That The African Natives Had A Definite Culture A Long Way Beyond The Culture Of The Stone Age...an Integrated Thing, Which Is Still Unspoiled By Western Influences...i Think The Americans Will Be Amazed To Find How Many Of The Modern Dance Steps Are Relics Of African Heritage.