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    Cat Ellington
    “Songwriters are the architects of the music industry. Without a songwriter, there could not, and would not be a music industry. We create the Blueprint”
    Cat Ellington

  • #2
    Cat Ellington
    “Diversity is key where my casting duties are concerned. And as a casting director, I will always assemble multi-cultural ensembles. Always.”
    Cat Ellington

  • #3
    Cat Ellington
    “If God ever commands the spirit of wisdom to depart from me, well, I reckon that I'll never be able to compose the written word again. Not in music, and not in literature. If there is a blank page before me, it wouldn't matter if my right hand held a thousand dollar ink pen from the House of Montblanc, or an ink pen branded Paper Mate, not one word would be jotted from the ink of either or, and the page would remain blank.”
    Cat Ellington

  • #4
    Cat Ellington
    “As a working professional in the entertainment industry, I have come to truly cherish both my creative freedom and my independence. Because I, for one, know how precious and priceless they are.”
    Cat Ellington

  • #5
    Cat Ellington
    “After you have done your work—challenging as it may have been to complete—and released it in the marketplace, be not concerned with sales, reviews, critical acclaim, or anything else of the like... After you've written and published a book, you're now an AUTHOR. And that great honor can NEVER be taken away from you, no matter what. ("My Book Place," 2018)”
    Cat Ellington

  • #6
    Cat Ellington
    “Men and women in the creative arts should be free to express themselves, creatively, without interference from those who are without honor where having talent is concerned. ("Awesome Gang," 2018)”
    Cat Ellington

  • #7
    Cat Ellington
    “Nearly everything I do is independent. It's my nature, what being fiercely independent. And publishing my written works of literature under my own imprint—Quill Pen Ink Publishing—is no different. ("Smashwords," 2018)”
    Cat Ellington

  • #8
    Cat Ellington
    “Nothing in the world terrifies me more than to have the words stop coming. If I can't write, I could be of no use. ("Smashwords," 2018)”
    Cat Ellington

  • #9
    Cat Ellington
    “Writing is my earthly calling. The world of words is the perfect Utopia in whose rapture I am altogther caught up. ("Smashwords," 2018)”
    Cat Ellington

  • #10
    Joseph  Strickland
    “Spike Lee was the voice depicting the ills of social issues. Joseph Strickland will depict the spiritual issues (or ills) from within. ("The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style," 2018)”
    Joseph Strickland, The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style

  • #11
    Joseph  Strickland
    “Cat Ellington is the Bo Jackson of the creative arts. Everything she does, she does extremely well. And I'm proud of her. I'm proud to say that a woman as beautiful and gifted as she is has a solid place in both my personal and professional lives. ("The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style," 2018)”
    Joseph Strickland, The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style

  • #12
    Joseph  Strickland
    “I know that there is a distinction between Black filmmakers and White filmmakers by Hollywood and by America as a whole. Black filmmakers have different obstacles, different markets, different expectations, different industry standards in expectations. ("The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style," 2018)”
    Joseph Strickland, The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style

  • #13
    Joseph  Strickland
    “There are four hundred and fifty films written by Black screenwriters/filmmakers every year. Sadly, of these, only three will ever see the light of day. ("The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style," 2018)”
    Joseph Strickland, The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style

  • #14
    Cat Ellington
    “I am an author of the analytical critique. And because of that, a ton of research is done by me in order to bring an examination into comprehensive being. ("Interviews With Writers," 2018).”
    Cat Ellington

  • #15
    Cat Ellington
    “I would never quit on a book, even if it’s awful. Once I start something, I believe in finishing it. The process of completing such a book will take me that much longer, but I wouldn’t abandon it altogether. ("The IndieView," 2017)”
    Cat Ellington

  • #16
    Cat Ellington
    “I don't just dare, I quadruple dare.”
    Cat Ellington, You Can Quote Me On That

  • #17
    Cat Ellington
    “If God ever commands the spirit of wisdom to depart from me, well, I reckon that I'll never be able to compose the written word again. Not in music, and not in literature. If there is a blank page before me, it wouldn't matter if my right hand held a thousand dollar ink pen from the House of Montblanc, or an ink pen branded Paper Mate, not one word would be jotted from the ink of either or, and the page would remain blank. ("Primary Blog: The Final Post at the Boutique Domain," 2015)”
    Cat Ellington

  • #18
    Cat Ellington
    “Honestly, if I weren’t married to Joseph Strickland, I would most definitely be married to Jesse L. Martin.”
    Cat Ellington, You Can Quote Me On That



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