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God created black people and black people created style.

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I'm not what I was ten years ago or ten minutes ago. I'm all of that and then some.

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N' it came to pass that a messenger was called
Who came to believe that the message was him
Yes, he of diamond tooth n' flashy threads; Yes, he who drinks from the vine of syncopation
But denies the black soil from which
this rhythm was born.


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I have no history, I have no past. I can't. It's too much. It's much too much. I must be able to smile on cue and watch the news with an impersonal eye. I have no stake in the madness. Being Black is too emotionally taxing, therefore I will be Black only on weekends and holidays.

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On directing:
I pride myself on being available to as many people's stories as I possibly can.

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George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe
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Born: September 23, 1954 (age 70)
Bio: George Costello Wolfe is an American playwright and director of theater and film. He won a Tony Award in 1993 for directing Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and another Tony Award in 1996 for his direction of the musical Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk.
Known for:
  1. The Colored Museum
  2. Jelly's Last Jam (1992)
  3. The Wild Party (2000)
  4. Spunk

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