Jamie Foxx Quotes About Slavery

Quotes about: Slavery

• I didn't have a knee-jerk reaction like some people did to the language and the violence. My stepfather was a history teacher at Lincoln High School in Dallas. So, I was already familiar with the N-word and the brutality of slavery. What I was drawn to was the love story between Django and Broomhilda and how he defends and gets the girl in the end. I thought it was just an amazing and courageous project.

  Jamie Foxx

  Girl, Teacher, School

  "Jamie Unchained". Interview with Kam Williams, www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com.

• With Django Unchained, when you're dealing with slavery, it's like a gymnastics routine with the highest amount of difficulty. Quentin Tarantino is not going to do a movie that's just going to lay there and be safe. There's going to be twists and flips.

  Jamie Foxx

  Gymnastics, Django Unchained, Routine

  "Jamie Foxx Talks PROJECT IMAGINAT10N, Playing the President in WHITE HOUSE DOWN, Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. September 24, 2012.

• Every two, three years there is a movie about the Holocaust because they want you to remember and they want you to be reminded of what it was. When was the last time you seen a movie about slavery?

  Jamie Foxx

  Years, Two, Holocaust

  "Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington & Leonardo DiCaprio on the cover of Vibe". www.jamie-foxx.us. November 28, 2012.

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