Every race man and woman should cast aside their skepticism regarding the Negro's ability as a motion picture star.
There is no barrier to success which diligence and perseverance cannot hurdle.
My long experience with all classes of humanity had made me somewhat of a student of human nature.
Honest, intelligent criticism is an aid to the progress of an effort.
Your self image is so powerful it unwittingly becomes your destiny.
It is only by presenting those portions of the race in my pictures, in the light and backround of their true state, that we can raise our people to greater heights.