American - Journalist | December 12, 1972 -
I come from hip-hop - meaning that I don't mind if you come at me. In fact, I prefer it. But I prefer that you come at the show with credible critique.
Cheo Hodari Coker
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Because I'm a former critic, I view criticism differently than most do. I can take criticism, but if you're going to eviscerate us, be specific.
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Sometimes you have to take the risk that somebody will consider what you're making is noise, but if you don't try it, then nothing will move forward. I'd rather people hate something than just go 'meh.'
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You have to tell a super story that has some fantastical element, but the human element is what's going to keep people watching.
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If a superhero is a community superhero, then is he going to protect his community by controlling everything? If he decides to control crime, does that make him a crime boss? Does that make him a criminal?
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In the imagination, Harlem will always be the spiritual capital of black excellence in America.
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I really think that Steven Caple, Jr. is going to be a great addition to the 'Rocky' director pantheon.
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When you're a black superhero, you can't erase the notion that you're black. If you're black, living in the community, and you want to change things, there are going to be things that happen. That's true of anybody. I mean, you could use celebrity as a similar metaphor.
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What Peter Jackson proved with 'Lord Of The Rings' movies is that you could make various changes, and you could pull things around, but as long as it was in the spirit of the storytelling, and because he made The Shire so real, the fans forgave him for the changes.
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'Southland' was really where I learned so much about drama.
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It's better to write a pilot rather than write a spec show. In some cases, you have to do both, but more often, writing a pilot and having an original voice is more important.
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I can't turn hip-hop off, just like I can't turn comic books off. It blends into everything for me.
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