Quote

I have a pilot called The Re-Education of Oliver Cooper starring the white kid from Project X where follows a black girl to a black university, like in Legally Blonde. I have so many fun projects.

Russell Simmons

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Record Producer
Television Producer
Writer
Queens
New York
Russell Wendell Simmons
Black
Project
Starring
Kids
University
Cooper
Many
Projects
Oliver
Like
Fun
Legally
Education
Pilot
Called
Blonde
White
Pilots
Girl
Follows

More quotes by Russell Simmons

Image
As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it’s the cycle of giving and getting.
Russell Simmons
Image
One positive thought can change your whole day.
Russell Simmons
Image
Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
Russell Simmons
Image
I just try to, in my own way, contribute to making a better Hollywood, to move Hollywood to be a leader in social justice, as it always has been, and not to have any holes in their own backyard while they continue to push for equality and all the things that they always stand up for.
Russell Simmons
Image
Every time I go into a new venture, I find a rabbi who has the business acumen to help me understand the mechanics of that industry, the costs involved in developing a product, and what you need to do in order to make a profit.
Russell Simmons
Image
Quit taking, start giving.
Russell Simmons
Image
It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart.
Russell Simmons
Image
The politicians already in office don't want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
Russell Simmons
Image
Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
Russell Simmons
Image
Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that's been missing.
Russell Simmons
Image
Nowhere in the Bible, Koran, or Torah does it say, If you curse, then you're going to hell. But everywhere it says that if you kill, you're going to wherever they send you, depending on the religion.
Russell Simmons
Image
You've got to do things that promote what's important.
Russell Simmons
Image
Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
Russell Simmons
Image
We meditate so we can see miracles unfolding. Without stillness life is a blur.
Russell Simmons
Image
I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement.
Russell Simmons
Image
My idea is to integrate black stars into mainstream stars. It hasn't been explored properly. That's what Im doing in Hollywood.
Russell Simmons
Image
I think it's very important. I've gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It's something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
Russell Simmons
Image
There's one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
Russell Simmons
Image
No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
Russell Simmons
Image
I don't like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that's most inspiring, because it's at that second that you're aware of the infinite everything.
Russell Simmons