Top 114 Quotes by James McBride

I wish all critics, no matter their color, were more sophisticated when it comes to the moral questions a film like 'St. Anna' is trying to raise.

Be a member of the human race. Love somebody. Change the world.

My goal is to be able to fill out one of those forms that asks 'Who are you?' and be able to just put 'Human being,' you know?

I go through periods listening to specific types of music. Because I'm a musician, listening to music is... it's a bit like work for me. A little bit.

When you glorify violence, then it comes back to bite you.

I don't like living around too many fancy-pantsy folks. That ain't my thing. I'm not into phony people.

I split my time between a small town in New Jersey and New York City.

Everybody knew James Brown. Every musician dreamed of being in his band.

Newt Gingrich wrote a novel, and he's a short story. Bill Clinton wrote a biography, and he's a novel.

First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.