i stole this from the Bet.com website: Terence Dashown Howard (quentin from the bestman, and he's now in the upcoming Hart's War and Investigating Sex) sounds OFF about black films..a very good article.

Terrance Howard is Waiting
By James Hill, BET.com Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 15, 2002 -- Terrance Howard sounds tired. Scratch that, Terrance Howard sounds weary.


"I haven't taken a job since 'Hart's War.' On the other hand, I've been offered 'The Best Man' 20 times," Howard says, "but how many times can I play the same guy? Been there, done that. I don't want to take that step back down. So I may get a little lean in the meantime."


We're supposed to be talking about his role as real-life Tuskegee Airman Lincoln Scott in his new film, "Hart's War," opening Feb. 15, but instead Howard has something to get off his chest. "Black film is missing integrity. And until Black film takes a stand, I can't make a stand for it right now."


From playing Ralph Abernathy ("Boycott") to cautious cop ("Angel Eyes") to a crazed lunatic ("Big Momma's House"), Howard is seemingly doing the impossible, finding the varied roles most Black actors say aren't out there. Nevertheless, Howard is not Denzel and despite heralded turns in "Dead Presidents" and "The Best Man," his name is not yet the household name it should be.


So what's his method? Simple. "You have to sit up and wait till it comes. You have to be patient. I'm not a millionaire," he says, "I have to struggle to pay my mortgage, but I have integrity and I won't pretend to sell crack to pay my bills. There's a whole lot of crack being sold in Hollywood. And the actors are the dealers."


If Howard sounds a bit bitter, it's only because he knows what Black film is capable of but somehow rarely achieves. "There are a lot of writers with great scripts and lots of films that don't get made because they're not 'big' enough. And what they really mean is that they're not 'nigger' enough."


One such project is Spike Lee's proposed Joe Louis bio-pic, which Howard was tapped to lead. Alas, Howard says "the movie may never get made because studios aren't offering Lee enough green to get it done correctly."


"The sad thing is there are great actors like Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright, who was treated like an extra in 'Ali,' who are waiting," Howard laments, "But this is what happens when you hire rappers to do my job. That's like sending in Slick Rick to fight Tyson. I mean I love them if they can do it, but . . .look at Ice Cube. The brother got an opportunity to write a film and he ends up perpetuating the same garbage that was in his rap. We perpetuate this attack on ourselves. It's so painful to watch."

Ryan



"Self love, my liege, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting."
--Shakespere

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