I like how he is honest enough to say he was racist toward whites, there is a ton of it now, but people act like you can't be racist if you are black. It isn't a one way road, all races can be racist that is facts. Trying to change the definition of racism just shows that most people are ok being racist, but not ok if it comes their way.
@@jaymills6691 I say this every day! And....having special rules or laws that exist to favor a specific race (s), by nature is RACIST AND DISCRIMINATORY. The ACLU is friggin racist anddiscri.inats against whitey. The white guy is THE most oppressed group out there.
The whole argument of races is racist itself as it's saying you are of a different race than other people just from color which is incorrect your ethnicity and nationality does not change your race you are a human plain and simple.
Mr Duke was a passenger in my Taxi in Vancouver, Canada in the late '80s and being a fan of the Predator movie recognized him right away!!!! He was very nice, we talked about that movie and why he was in Vancouver etc. It was a short trip so I decided not to charge him, but he still insisted on tipping me which he did so generously!!!! A Real Gentleman!!!
Correct, and that is the crux of this entire issue. It's about people, not legislation, and some things will unfortunately never change, no matter what. You just have to understand that and be the best person you can be, period.
Exactly.... i have a niece that is half-black (i’m white, my step brother is black) and it kind of pisses me off and make me angry to see all these racists comments from both side. At the same time it makes me feel fortunate having grew up where i grew up (Montreal, Canada).
Im tearing up with him. I’m so glad someone helped him out financially for room and board. I love all the movies he has done. Such an amazing person :)
@@joeblack2534 sure :) The movie Carwash with Richard Pryor. 1976. He played Abdul. He works at the car wash but at the end of the movie tries to rob it. I went with Carwash to help you out because that movie is so popular. A full star studded cast. You see it and know everyone:) I will post a link to the trailer. He is Duane Abdul.
What a fantastic true story!!! I’m white and my oldest friend is black and we’ve been through some tough times and always had each others’ backs. It’s all about the morals of the individual....
That's what Im teaching my children. Its just people who are full of hate causing all the problems. They won't survive their hate if they don't learn to love.
@@vanniyoung1 And it's sad that those people are getting all the attention. I guess there's no money to be made or no votes to be gotten by focusing on good people.
I always really liked Bill Duke in anything I've seen him in, but he's clearly a very refined and well-rounded "guy's guy", like the kind of dude you want to go have a cigar & bourbon with for several hours and just hear his stories.
I'm 50, and I remember Bill Duke being in those 80's action movies with Arnold. If this interview is a fair representation of his actual character and personality (which of course it is), then I have a whole new appreciation for his acting skills. Always played the heavy, and played it well. His personality couldn't be more of a polar opposite. Love this guy.
The secret to acting is to first be born with a face that's unique looking and elicits emotions from the viewer. Second is then playing to your face or polar opposites. Hence he'd be a difficult sell in a Romantic comedy or a children's movie.
I went to Dutchess Community College from ‘03 to ‘07 , and I’ll never forget this story. I remember seeing and hearing that Bill Duke went there and was a performing arts major (sadly never met him) Im a big fan of menace and saw get rich or die trying in theaters excited he was in it. Anyways, I was struggling the first couple years and I took this social issues class in 04, 05. I struggled in that class and the professor totally concerned about me. I had an F mid semester, and she told the Bill Duke story to me about his situation and what his professor did for him, that inspired me to pass the rest of my social issues tests and finished the semester with a C. And it led to improve my GPA up from 1.9 and finished with 2.7. Leading to my graduation in 2007. Thank you, for my social issues professor and the spirit of Bill Duke for the motivation and inspiration for me to accomplish a goal cherished to this day🙏🏾📜
It's not almost everyone needs guidance. That's what parenting is about. I am so proud that my 2 kids are doing so well. But I work Hard and taught them. If you don't spend the time with your kids. Your kids will never find the way to succeed. That's what the problem is today. These children on set up to fail.
Personally the only movie I saw him playing in was 50 cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', and finding out how humble he is versus his role in that movie is shocking haha.
All we can do is control ourselves. So if we want less bad people here we need to be the good people. Fighting anger and hatred will never result in less hatred. So we have to be kind and compassionate to those people who hate us. Because hating them only confirms their bias. Love not hate❤️
I think a lot of people are missing the point on this one. This isn’t black/white. This is respect. Some one saw something amazing in another. They recognized they needed to help this person continue. Not for their own good but the good of this person and others. This man was helped bc he worked his ass off, ignored the assholes and had some thing special to offer. He earned the respect of another and that other person responded. That goes beyond colour or anything else you can stereotype.
Well it is about white/black, and it's not. With all the open, and accepted hatred we're seeing at present, many people need to hear stories like this - because most white people are NOT racist towards blacks. And most of them just see black folks as people - like the professor in this story did. The white/black part of the tale SHOULD be seen as an irrelevant, and rather unimportant detail - but right now I'm afraid it's very important.
Start judging people by their character not their color. Scum comes in every color and honorable people come in every color. Color does not make the man or woman, the person they are does.
Matthew Shaw That would be the WASP (white Anglo Saxon Protestant) establishment.Sorry to spoil your fantasy if you thought I was signaling at some anti-Semitic conspiracy.
@@jimmyjones9775 funny, the southern Republican party was 75% POC, the Democrats started the KKK to stop them. Our constitution stipulates"All Men Are Created Equal" Didn't say white men, didn't say WASP, said ALL. You are a racisit ignorant fool who has just swallowed the apple sauce the media and public school fed you instead of actually going out and studying yourself and usimg your mind, I bet you learnd thinkimg from college.
Predator's strength is that all of them are great characters.. it might have had Arnie as the star but he was just one of the dirty dozen in thet awesome movie.
@Blue Kid I KNOW!!! Really stupid. They dont want to see the comedy stuff, but think the various housewife reality shows and macho thug movies are ok. Dont portray a comedy skit, but a drug dealer with a gun is honorable.
I can't imagine what it must have been like to live through that as a child. I pray that our country doesn't not fall into this kind of atrocity again. It sometimes feels like the government is pushing for a revival of this kind of separation. It's pretty damn disheartening.
@@bossshxtonly very true the liberals and democrats built their power through slavery and segregation. And they are definetly the ones fanning the flames now as well.
My coworker (who happened to be black) some years ago found out I was broke after having to get my car fixed. I had no food, couldn't pay my rent, I was financially in a really bad situation. He asked me to come over to his place after work one morning, so I went to his place. His mom had made a huge breakfast and they invited me to eat with them. I was so surprised at that alone. Then before I left, she gave me a huge box full of pasta, canned food, etc. and that really hit me hard. I was getting ready to leave and got in my car, my co-worker came running out and gave me 200 dollars. I will never forget that and I keep in contact with him to this day. Sadly, his mother passed away shortly after. She was an amazing woman. I was never racist to begin with but it definitely gave me a new hatred toward ignorant assholes.
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@Sean T he didnt. Youre right. Because theres black guy out there who had the similiar experience he had except with a white guy. And same story. Just reversed. If he calls out ignorant assholes of all races then hes on the right track. If its just other white people and hes a race simp we not may but certainly have a problem!
Yes he is a very friendly and respect dude I worked at the condominiums he live at two years ago and would see him every day and he would tell me have a good day my friend a every day and we talked a few times he as really nice
Bill Duke often played these tough, hyper masculine types. However he really comes across as these peaceful and gentle soul. He’s an icon In his own right.
@@noshotnova2432 - and you're the reason we have problems in this world. If you look for reason to feel a certain way, you'll find them. Because that's ALL you'll ever see. Peace, Light, and Love to you.
@@noshotnova2432 - and you are totally entitled to your opinion. As am I. I don't see an actor playing a role. All I see is a person who found that there are excellent people of all colors, and not to believe what they were told. Made his own decision. And a better person for it. That's the difference between your view, and mine. That's all.
A friend of mine a Black man whom looks allot like this man, he said his Grandmother told him to deal with people on an individual basis. She told him always remember some of those white peoples Granddaddys died for your freedom..
Some of those white and black grand daddies are also your grandadies, especially since most white and black Americans have up to 30% of different races in them. Just cuz u don't have the same colour doesn't mean you aren't literally biologically related.
Sick of the race baiting left. A white person admits he was racist when he was 12 and the far left ruins his life when he's a redeemed 55 year old. Cancel culture is the new leftist scurge on society. We can't just live in peace.
My grandmother always said, other Blacks sold us to the White men.. but then after they got to know us.. more and more White people saw that we were smart and deserving of freedom.. and if not enough White people had felt that way.. we would still be slaves. My grandmother visited Africa, the MiddleEast and more.. She loved the USA .. and her Lithuanian Jew husband... she was born in 1899 , got married in 1926.. Somehow, in N.J. ....it worked out, even then.
These are the stories that needs to be shared. Here it is, this BIG black man was able to let go of whatever hatred he had in his heart. Yes, there are bad people in ALL groups. Spread positivity.
If I'm doing the work mentality and physically then the product is whatever I want to create. For example the same this will get me the devil. Right??? Send me the angel you talk to, tell them to come to me as proof, if it's not just in your own mind
In reality that isn't always true, when dealing with bad people you have to speak to them in a language they understand, most of the time that language is violence.
@Vasilijan Nikolovski I said its not always true, words might work sometimes. The difference is bullies are violent to innocent people where as good people are violent to people hurting others.
Yeah, and he was shot... the dream died, and now we live in a world where everyone hates everyone else, love is considered a weakness, and kindness is an actual criminal offense.
@Vasilijan Nikolovski Half true. Not standing up for yourself at the level your opponent is willing to go to is nothing more than self justified cowardice. Something that has cost us a huge amount of good in the world over the last 50 years thanks to the self justifying cowardice of conservatives in their not standing up to the very things litteral millions of our forefathers fought and died to keep from getting a foothold in this or any country to begin with. There is a time for turning the other cheek, but not when someone keeps pushing you down and taking what's rightfully yours over and over and over with full intent to take over your life and world because you will let them if they just keep at it long enough. Only self justifying cowards don't understand that concept. I'm openly left of center old school liberal and the two things I hate more than anything in the world right now are the far left and the self justifying cowardice of the conservative right who will not help stand up to those people when they really need to right now. Of the two at least I can at least give the far left credit for fighting for what they believe in even if all it will do is kill millions upon millions of good people when they get their way. The conservative right doesn't even do that knowing full well what will come when the left gets what its after.
Exactly, I just wish we would call women and females out on their crap like we call black people out on their crap, because women and females operate the same way that black people operate, and the same crap that women and females give men and males is the same crap that black people give white people. Not all white people are bad, but not all men and males are bad either. But you get more support calling out black people, whereas you get more flack and backlash calling out women and females. I also wish that women and females would question their hatred toward men and males like black people question their hatred toward white people.
There are families that talk about their skin color and pass it down, generation after generation. Constantly talking about your skin color only creates division.
Here is a man in his 70's recalling a story that happened about 50 years prior and he was emotional talking about it. Kindness goes a very long way. The stories he tells about the opportunities he had is incredible for the 60's.
The 60s were pretty nice actually, and there were opportunities for "anyone" that was willing to work for what they got. Col. Allen West stated that when he was born in 1961, 77% of black kids were raised by a father and mother. He also stated that today 74% of black children are raised by a single mom. He's right, I remember and I'm older than him.
Watch the internets boy. Couldn't smear him so they Epstein the f out of him for tracing climate change denial funding. Remember Gulf of Tonkin and all the people who died in Vietnam because of this lie, Iran-Contra and all the negative images people associated with the devastation of the African-American community, remember MK Ultra where they didn't give a fuk about anybody
@@disabledbabe Who knows? We need to judge people by what they do, not what they say. People are decent in some respects and not so in others. It's not black or white...literally. Some are kind to dogs but unkind to cats. What does that make them?
Bob Karigan Character is the only way Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted his children known! Skin color is merely a “Color Continuum” ... some of us are very light to very dark ... inside we all bleed red! All individuals should be treated with respect until “that” individual demonstrates otherwise!
Thats true, but some racist don't even consider black people as being human, how can you begin to see his character, when you refuse to see him as a man? I judge ALL people by their character..... what they show me determines whether they are a good or bad person.
Agree, it is not just white on black, I have witnessed the other way and other races as well, it high time we wake up to the fact we are all earthlings and start taking care of each other and our planet before Mother Nature bites us but hard.
Its marxist movement that has been fed by Universities to divide everyone into groups and split the unity of the country. Do you notice people are divided by sex, race, sex orentation. Notice all the liberal arts classes teach this victimhood instilling anger etc. Against each group.creating activists in every field. Its to bring down the country to put forth socialism. Its infiltrated the media its coming to your workplace. The left has been infiltrated by this Dems are no longer your.mothers or grandfathers dem party its been taken over. All the stunts they have pulled sending people to rallies the media xreating a racist narrative. Censoring people that have different polotical views, Univ protesting kicking out speakers for not being left calling anyone thats nit left a nazi or racist. Its all a lie. I am not for censorship or freedom of thought, speech and debate i will mever vote left again..
I have a white man that got me off of the streets toook me to his 7 bedroom home w his wife and son then eventually got me my own apartment! I lost my dad to Covid he was all I had… and this white man saw me on the steps of the church everyday and one day he stopped when it was 14 degrees and snowing and I was doing my graduate school homework and he helped me for nothing.. now the white man is my family and friends!!! He said my daddy came to him and told him to help me… he is such a good man!!
@Hudson Hawk6 hey who ever you were comment was for must have erased his post when I read what you post I looked at it a couple times figured what happened for you to reply these words I believe you were more than likely right don't change take care stay safe
I kept noticing him saying his "parents". Having a nucleus family is absolutely the most important first step in becoming successful. I dont mean successful money wise I refer to having the foundation to succeed in life. Both parents should be present to give you guidance in life not the government.
@ I don't care about their sexual orientation. What I do know is that blacks cannot truly survive and produce noble human beings without an extended family system. It is crucial.
Oh man it's so weird seeing actors that I haven't seen in movies 20+ years before an interview like this. He's so much older than I'm used to seeing him as. It's awesome that someone recognized his potential and invested in it. I hate how much the academic community is dragged so much in this day and age when so many of the people involved in it are doing what they do for exactly the right reasons. I also love listening to Mr. Duke speak about his life. He's very enlightened when it comes to the philosophy behind the craft he practices.
The academic community dragged so much these days because most of them are indoctrinating students, whereas in those times they where there to teach them and more importantly show them how to think for themselves
The intention of the educator is still pure. It's the criteria of the academic sector that is appalling. It's amazing how successful some people have become by simply being guided by a singular, individual character in their lives that defined how they choose to push themselves beyond their wildest dreams with our modern academic models. Teachers are the amazing ones, not the educational mandate. Teachers aren't even trained enough for the job, but they make the best of it anyway. The best of them are only as good as their ability to adapt their methods based on each and every individual student.
My families were from the racists South, the 20s, 30s, and both moved to L.A. in the 40s, because there were tons of jobs because of the war. They taught to be proud of who I am, but never to dislike anyone based on who or what they may be. My high dropout mom said, "Don't ever repeat the ugly that you see in this world, regardless of the source." Those words have served me well.
My son and I were vacationing in California and saw Bill at a restaurant. I asked if we could get a photo with him and he was very friendly and polite as we're all the people in his group. It was the highlight of the trip.
@k halliday How else would you get respect other than with love, kindness, and empathy? Respect without those things can only be acquired through tyranny. And respect gotten that way is no different from making people afraid of you and hate you. Essentially, what you call "respect" is hatred in that context.
Munsters Kim The connections between other animals/primates and humans are not linear. It’s more complicated than just that. Humans are somewhat different and more complicated than other primates. Human females are much more selective and *tend* to stay with one partner for long periods of time once they find the right one through “trial and error,” sometimes even staying for life or until death separates them. Other primate females on the other hand do not care as much who they get fucked by; the alpha male chooses first and then the other males take the rest. Obviously, that is not how human relationships work and if you believe in that, then I’m sorry sir. At some point in your life, you are going to hit the brick wall of reality face first. I just hope you will recover from that. Maybe then, you will be able to have a stable longterm relationship with someone and not just aim for a fling here and there. God bless your soul.
Munsters Kim I agree. And your relative status does play a crucial role indeed. I think you may find a couple of Jordan Peterson’s lectures/clips on hierarchies and relationships between men and women interesting.
Why hate all people because of some? Lots people have bad things happen to them from all races but the smart ones know that hating all because of a few will only hurt you in the long run.
You talk about smart ones. But how many people living in impoverished conditions get the luxury to be smart when they are just trying to make it by? All they get exposed to is the hate of another race. Of course they are going to see a pattern and get the message. Intelligence is too often used as the next bar of judgement and discrimination, but people don't realize that education is a luxury not everyone has. It's not better than judging them for being poor or having another skin color.
@@Icewind007 Sorry but you are coming across condescending to a lot of us who experienced being poor minorities. A lot of do not feel intelligence is a luxury. Neither is common sense. If you belong to a minority group you will see good and bad people even within that same group. Would you then assume people in your group are good or bad? Regardless of intelligence level, which is subjective as a concept in itself, people have to make up their own minds. Unfortunately, the current liberal education system encourages victim culture, racism, and inherent self hatred. I am a minority who experienced severe racism and even violence. This came from Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, and even Asians. I also experienced positive things from each of those groups. Should I love, hate, or have no beliefs about those groups? If you believe 9 blue people hate you but then 1 blue person treats you with kindness then any prejudice you have should be against those 9 people regardless of their color. Right now people are grasping at any argument to feed a shaky premise. Racism comes from all colors, all creeds, and all groups as does kindness and fairness.
@M B Because of where I came from and where I am now. Im just trying to help someone else. The reason i quit school in the 9th grade is because I was one of about 20 whites in my entire High school. and Trust me I wasn't treated well. But I dont hate all for the way I was treated because i know that will only hurt me.But hey maybe I am smarter than most.
@@stephenr1999 Yes! Notice how whenever a former racist tells how he changed his ways it's always because of an experience with said race that they hate? That's because people assume all people of one race are the same, until that one person proves them otherwise. We humans are so fucking dumb by nature and it's insane, it's not hard to tell at all that we descended from apes because it really shows.
@@stephenr1999 Man that is really good to hear I'm glad that you're doing well and all I can say is that there's bad people in every race. It takes a big person to see past their surroundings.
Many bad events have passed and will continue to make their way into history. It doesn't mean that all people of any race, creed, or color support those events. We are not each other's enemies.
Islam teaches this before you be like look at this and that I repeat Islam teaches true equality and NOT MUSLIMS. malcom x speaks on this also as he USED to hate whites too.
Vim, FUCK MALCOLM X. He's a bum, who rode MLK's coattal. MLK was a TRUE person for equality and a CHRISTIAN. Islam is trash, fake and was invented over 600 years after the Bible, like all religion after Christianity. MLK : Freedom and equality for all. MALCOLM X : Let's separate blacks and whites. But the bum ass nigga had no trouble following MLk and dick riding. Then when MLK died, that nigga shitted on what MLK started, SMH.
@@dave3138 "Keep naming pagan shit" lmao nigga stfu all the religions I just named came before christianity so wth r u on and it UA-cam comments I'm not writing an opinionated essay u goof
What you’ve hit on here is the crux of an issue that has divided America. I understand racism. But most Americans are not racist. I am not racist. But what most Americans & myself are is very down on anyone or any group that brings attitude to the front of every discussion or disagreement. Part of that is cultural for some groups but most of it is a lack of respect for others with an assumption that anything less than “in your face” is a sign of weakness. That could not be further from the truth as displayed by this man. A lack of a strong father figure in a family has the ability to instill the respect that allows different cultures to interact without attitude. It’s the attitude that brings out the conflict that is always perceived as racism.
An example of how attitude has changed our culture is displayed on the grid iron. There was a time when a player who scored or made a good play would dust himself off & get ready for the next play. Some of the old couches used to preach,”Act like you’ve made a TD before…no Show Boating”. But these days every score or good play gets punctuated by fist pumps & in your face gestures of disrespect to the other team. That behavior is now so ingrained & accepted that I doubt it will every change. But that behavior translates to society at large & sets the stage for confrontation when there are no refs to throw a flag
I was a teenager when I saw an obscure goofy movie called "Car Wash" (I just looked it up, 1976 so I was 13) I have NEVER forgotten the character Bill Duke played. It was a just goofy movie with lots of little vignettes and I was just a goofy kid looking for laughs yet the pain of the "sax guy" was forever imprinted on me. THAT is talent.
I remember going to Chicago when I was young and ran across a homeless man who told me he was starving. We went to a restaurant and we ate gyros and talked for a good while and in return this black man gave me so much knowledge! Later on I found myself in the same situation, homeless and hungry, got invited into a black man's home and was fed and given a safe place to rest for the night without having to even ask this man. That experience has stuck with me for my entire life after that and to this day I remember it like it was yesterday. Most people don't see you for your color they see you for your soul and your character! I feel like the entire idea of racial identity was designed to keep us divided!
Massively underrated. I’m a white milky man aged 39 from the uk. As an 80s kid Bill Duke always stole the show in anything I watched him in. He second I see him in Predator I fell in love. He barely has to say a think cos he has talking eyes. You could tell every emotion just by his face. Massively underrated and a dude I love like mad. He will always be “MAC” to me.
How dare you claim a black hero for your white arse!! wait.. im white too… and i loved his movies.. But its so racist in this comment section. So much hatred from blacks onto whites :(
i dont believe iv seen too much of his work, or just dont remember, but now im amazed by the character he played in Predater, he is so soft spoken compared to the guy in the movie,
@@markperry2827 I never said we need to agree on everything...no one agrees on everything if we did we would be like zombies or robots.Just because we have different opinions doesn't mean we have to hate each other 😉.But to your point,yes maturity does play a big role in having a healthy discussion.
Exactly, I just wish we would call women and females out on their crap like we call black people out on their crap, because women and females operate the same way that black people operate, and the same crap that women and females give men and males is the same crap that black people give white people. Not all white people are bad, but not all men and males are bad either. But you get more support calling out black people, whereas you get more flack and backlash calling out women and females. I also wish that women and females would question their hatred toward men and males like black people question their hatred toward white people.
@Melissa Mari Exactly, it's not about race or gender, race and gender are illusions. Racism and sexism is the program. It's about one race, one gender, the human race, the human gender.
@Thabo Ngwepe, It would have been nice if Duke loved whites... even if he didnt get a check that most white people would not have gotten... because they were white. Sorry. I am not too blown away by Duke's change of heart.
@@buzzkill808raven2 God IS love though. He has revealed this through the Gospels. So you cant "screw" love smart guy. In heaven, there is no hate. Dumb "yin yang" analogy to the east.
@DoingIt2Death The Madness is just a part of the Larger System, it's all a game, you just got to find out what part you're gonna play after you find out what's going on, only thing about it some people try to play parts not met for them, you got to play your cards not some one else's. and some go though life never knowing that they're in a game.
'Good' is what is good not just for an individual but for all people on a global scale. It must be pursued, maintained and unbiased. If a individual wants to make Positive change then be vigilant and wise. Don't quit trying even though you won't get through to everyone you interact with but actions do speak. Economics and Education are greater dividers but we All need righteous individuals wherever they may be, whatever color they may be, whatever or whomever Spiritually they believe in to do Good that does no harm.
@@willie417 Game analogy. Two aposing teams, fans of each as spectators, more cheers for one or the other depending on where the game is held and then there are the team owners who shift side to side.
@Mr. Sunny I Feel you through your words and I've been wronged by a variety of people in life thus far and I know it may dissipate through the passage of time and sometimes might have been on that racist tip but most were just Assholes. We as individuals must set the positive tone and example. At the end of the day we represent ourselves. We answer to our Family, friends and ourselves. F'ed up people aren't unique, there on every land under the Sun and Moon.
As a young man from a small town with some past race issues , I moved to London when I was 19, I was admittedly small minded until my mother was diagnosed with cancer, the people who looked after me were A very strict Muslim family of Afghan origin, and I felt ashamed that I had ever thought bad of someone because of their skin tone, I hope all people with a small mind can get this sort of epiphany, it changed my life
"I don't care who you are back in the world. You give up this position one more time, I'll bleed you, real quiet, leave you here. Got that?" Bill Duke rocks.
@John And Abbey Race really has nothing to do with skin color. It's the least significant characteristic a person have. Any human can tan and change their color. It's stupid. Race is so much more profound that superficial skin color.
What a beautiful story. He is a great actor. Always steals the scene and brings back so many childhood memories. Thank you for being a part of them. Bad and good people everywhere. No such thing as race. I salute you good sir. Thank you.
I wish young black children could all listen to stories of men like him because I think their world view is being biasly framed by malicious people who dont care for them really.
@circuswerld that it took that to convince him might imply it takes money but I think a kindness is what he is really talking about here. It's not about the money.
@@donwayne9061 I think that I extend a duty of care that everyone should express for their fellow man. Black communities have issues but many of the voices speaking for them aren't in the interest of these communities.
You can really see how communication had point back then. Using a brief phone call like a brief run in. No harm as the message was sent the other received. Nowadays people seem to have a need to say lots of words with little to say.
I am very happy he had someone who cared so much about his education other than his family. If you give a person a chance you might be pleasantly surprised. He seems like a nice kind thankful man.
Unfortunately we cannot change history ,why not be part of the solution instead of being the problem? THE TINKER WINS PRODS ,,,,,Great comment 👏We can and could all get on,,,if we were allowed to.
I was having lunch and he was at the next table. I went over to talk to him. (My acting teacher , Arthur French was in Car Wash with him.) He is a beautiful, gentle man. The cool part is he wanted to call Arthur about a role and I had his phone number. It was a great memory for me and a real treat to meet him.
" Now now see You know you done Fucced up Right" . ........O-Dogg stole the Show out from Underneath The guy who played "Kick drum" in the video from Janet Jackson👩🎤
Found the other hostage. He's dead, too. And the kid in the chopper. If these guys are Central Americans then I'm a goddamn Chinaman. From the looks of things, our Cabinet Minister was CIA. Another thing, Major: those other guys you waxed were Russian Military Advisors. Something very big was going to happen here.
On Fox, Hannity, Ingram, or Carlson would spin it into white people being the real victims of racism in America perpetrated by blacks and (Hollywood) Jews.
@@No1More1Mr1Nice1Guy1 After 2 years of a grifter President accusing CNN of being fake news for covering his lies, corruption, and racism, it's hardly surprising that 1/3 of Americans still buy it like devotees in a cult. CNN is sensational and low brow, but with the exception of a few like Chris Wallace, Fox News is state television propaganda.
A thug is a cowardly, violent person who preys on the weak. I don't know who the fuck decided it's a "code word", but it's not. It's been used in the fashion I described for a very long time where I come from. Tired of walking on eggshells because dumb mother fuckers don't own a dictionary.
@@seanmoore4248 ignorant leftist have been putting "ist" on everything they think will support their communist agenda, because of their ignorance I use the "thugist" name tags to keep it simple for ignorant fools.
I like how he was able to get the scholarships as well, remember those generous people only paid the room and board. Smart man indeed, always liked his acting.
I like how he is honest enough to say he was racist toward whites, there is a ton of it now, but people act like you can't be racist if you are black. It isn't a one way road, all races can be racist that is facts. Trying to change the definition of racism just shows that most people are ok being racist, but not ok if it comes their way.
I fucking hate that. Saying a certain race can't be racist IS racist. It's so dumb and people need to cut that bs.
JAY SAVAGE it’s bigotry haha and now I just bigoted myself
@@jaymills6691 I say this every day! And....having special rules or laws that exist to favor a specific race (s), by nature is RACIST AND DISCRIMINATORY. The ACLU is friggin racist anddiscri.inats against whitey. The white guy is THE most oppressed group out there.
The whole argument of races is racist itself as it's saying you are of a different race than other people just from color which is incorrect your ethnicity and nationality does not change your race you are a human plain and simple.
@@CountDraccula I can tell you're young. Come back to your comment in 10 years and see if you agree with yourself.
Mr Duke was a passenger in my Taxi in Vancouver, Canada in the late '80s and being a fan of the Predator movie recognized him right away!!!! He was very nice, we talked about that movie and why he was in Vancouver etc. It was a short trip so I decided not to charge him, but he still insisted on tipping me which he did so generously!!!! A Real Gentleman!!!
Bad......ass.
you gave him amount of respect that not to many would have
Taxi driver:
"Thanks for the big tip Mr. Duke!"
Bill Duke:
" . . . a n y t i m e . . . "
Obviously no signs of racism from him
That's an awesome story! 👍👍👍 love that movie.
Everyone needs to realize that there are good people and bad. That's it.
Correct, and that is the crux of this entire issue. It's about people, not legislation, and some things will unfortunately never change, no matter what. You just have to understand that and be the best person you can be, period.
Nothing more or less my g
Exactly.... i have a niece that is half-black (i’m white, my step brother is black) and it kind of pisses me off and make me angry to see all these racists comments from both side. At the same time it makes me feel fortunate having grew up where i grew up (Montreal, Canada).
Not all skin folk are your kinfolk
Facts
Im tearing up with him. I’m so glad someone helped him out financially for room and board. I love all the movies he has done. Such an amazing person :)
i have no idea who he is, can you help me with some movies he has done please.
There's a thing called *_Google_*
Look him up 😶
@@joeblack2534 I know him from menace 2 society and Bubba from Forrest Gump.
@@SnD340 he wasn't Bubba
@@joeblack2534 sure :) The movie Carwash with Richard Pryor. 1976. He played Abdul. He works at the car wash but at the end of the movie tries to rob it. I went with Carwash to help you out because that movie is so popular. A full star studded cast. You see it and know everyone:) I will post a link to the trailer. He is Duane Abdul.
What a fantastic true story!!! I’m white and my oldest friend is black and we’ve been through some tough times and always had each others’ backs. It’s all about the morals of the individual....
Theoracle Theoracle im gonna have me some fun tonight...
Caesar Vespasian im gonna have me some fun...
truthornothing anytime lol
Its sad.....not all you white people are bad....sad people are people
Your "Black friend" is a sell out! I'm 100% sure you'd throw his Black ass under a bus at the drop of a hat.
The irony is evil hates all mankind. But we as humans still feed the hate that we could have let starve.
spot on!
That's what Im teaching my children. Its just people who are full of hate causing all the problems. They won't survive their hate if they don't learn to love.
i always say, whatever you feed you make stronger. whatever you starve will eventually look elsewhere...
That's beautiful
@@vanniyoung1 And it's sad that those people are getting all the attention. I guess there's no money to be made or no votes to be gotten by focusing on good people.
The dry shave scene in Predator: one of the most tension-filled, bad-ass scenes in action movies.
Seriously.
cook
Totally was. “Imma have me some fun” He was great in that movie.
"I'm gon have me some fun!" I'm gon have me some fun!" Then the predator kilt him. Mr Dukes was no doubt a bad ass. My Man!
My heart still skips a beat when that razor handle snaps...
I always really liked Bill Duke in anything I've seen him in, but he's clearly a very refined and well-rounded "guy's guy", like the kind of dude you want to go have a cigar & bourbon with for several hours and just hear his stories.
I'm 50, and I remember Bill Duke being in those 80's action movies with Arnold. If this interview is a fair representation of his actual character and personality (which of course it is), then I have a whole new appreciation for his acting skills. Always played the heavy, and played it well. His personality couldn't be more of a polar opposite. Love this guy.
"You Ghostin'me M'fkr!, You maybe someone out in the world, but give my position again , I'll bleed you, real slow"
Right on.
He was good in Menace II Society as well...
The secret to acting is to first be born with a face that's unique looking and elicits emotions from the viewer. Second is then playing to your face or polar opposites.
Hence he'd be a difficult sell in a Romantic comedy or a children's movie.
@@GrzegorzDurda You are so very correct.
As a southern raised white male I genuinely respect ever word of this man. Let us not bring hatred upon each other, but understanding.
the last sentence in your statement is near perfect, respect to you
+The Wolfio only the last one?
not only the last one just that one in particular
Thanks homes. Just speaking my mind.
thank you for your words, i wish more people were as compassionate and understanding.
Some humans love all humans. It doesn’t matter who the human is. I love you all. Peace
I hate everybody equally
@@Joeygalvez494 Maybe youre not a human.
@@Cpsteg maybe
@@Joeygalvez494 Do you love everybody equally or some more than others or no love for anyone?
@@Cpsteg I love everyone differently obviously. I love my friends different than family. I love strangers differently than I do everybody else
I went to Dutchess Community College from ‘03 to ‘07 , and I’ll never forget this story. I remember seeing and hearing that Bill Duke went there and was a performing arts major (sadly never met him) Im a big fan of menace and saw get rich or die trying in theaters excited he was in it. Anyways, I was struggling the first couple years and I took this social issues class in 04, 05. I struggled in that class and the professor totally concerned about me. I had an F mid semester, and she told the Bill Duke story to me about his situation and what his professor did for him, that inspired me to pass the rest of my social issues tests and finished the semester with a C. And it led to improve my GPA up from 1.9 and finished with 2.7. Leading to my graduation in 2007. Thank you, for my social issues professor and the spirit of Bill Duke for the motivation and inspiration for me to accomplish a goal cherished to this day🙏🏾📜
"In those days you did what your parents told you to." It's almost as if having a mother and a father helps you succeed in life.
It's not almost everyone needs guidance. That's what parenting is about. I am so proud that my 2 kids are doing so well. But I work Hard and taught them. If you don't spend the time with your kids. Your kids will never find the way to succeed. That's what the problem is today. These children on set up to fail.
Epsilon so people who are adopted or anyone who doesn’t know anything about their ancestors are doomed to fail is what you’re saying
Eeo took 400 years to pass did that have any effect?
@Epsilon bull crap. 400 years of discrimate by white America is the problem
It does. Even as a single parent there has to be a male and female presence.
I’ve seen him in many movies for many years. Usually playing a badass, never knew he was so soft spoken
This just shows how good of an actor he is
Many of his characters were scary and soft spoken
Hell yeah. I was gonna say... A lot of his characters didn't need to raise their voice. 😆
I thought the same wow so humble!!
Personally the only movie I saw him playing in was 50 cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', and finding out how humble he is versus his role in that movie is shocking haha.
There's good people and bad people in this world, we will never get rid of the bad, it's up to us to be the good.
All we can do is control ourselves. So if we want less bad people here we need to be the good people. Fighting anger and hatred will never result in less hatred. So we have to be kind and compassionate to those people who hate us. Because hating them only confirms their bias. Love not hate❤️
That is brilliant man, I'd like to pass it on
Jonathan Ardoin agreed
Always has been good vs bad. Spiritually & mentally
You nailed it.
Judge a man by his actions, not his credentials.
And how do you suggest we judge women?
@@rolfni4311 Is this response because I used the wrong gender or pronoun?
In this country it will never work
@@rolfni4311 by their head game
@@rolfni4311 go away
He’s 6’4” & looks the part he played in Predator-a badass soldier or something but he seems so gentle and kind.
Yes, I didn't recognize him but I knew I had seen him somewhere. That was a great role and he played it well. Believable. That was it.
I know I had to look twice...the years just pass us by
Kenji Mapes Thanks mate. I couldn’t place him.
I'm gonna have me some fun!!!!
@Kenji Mapes it’s called acting.
The smile on his face when he speaks of Dr Hall. It’s the purest kind.
So true. He is so sincerely happy remembering that moment.
Didn’t Liam neeson admit stuff like he did,and people didn’t like him admitting it,and he changed after,it’s the same hey.
I think a lot of people are missing the point on this one.
This isn’t black/white. This is respect. Some one saw something amazing in another. They recognized they needed to help this person continue. Not for their own good but the good of this person and others.
This man was helped bc he worked his ass off, ignored the assholes and had some thing special to offer. He earned the respect of another and that other person responded. That goes beyond colour or anything else you can stereotype.
Matt Fraser thanks for stating the obvious. Today, most people never see the truth in anything....except their own “personal truth”.
Well it is about white/black, and it's not. With all the open, and accepted hatred we're seeing at present, many people need to hear stories like this - because most white people are NOT racist towards blacks. And most of them just see black folks as people - like the professor in this story did. The white/black part of the tale SHOULD be seen as an irrelevant, and rather unimportant detail - but right now I'm afraid it's very important.
We can all be respectful even if someone doesn’t earn your respect. I think respectfulness is really important.
Unfortunately there will be people that will see this as "white guilt" and still say that the one who had helped him was racist af
@@pentifexmonolith - Well... yeah....you just kinda did.
He brought tears to mine eyes relaying his blessing upon him.
Start judging people by their character not their color. Scum comes in every color and honorable people come in every color. Color does not make the man or woman, the person they are does.
Well said.
I agree. If only a certain group of people in the USA that were in power from 1776 till now felt the same way. If only.
@@jimmyjones9775 and who might that be?
Matthew Shaw That would be the WASP (white Anglo Saxon Protestant) establishment.Sorry to spoil your fantasy if you thought I was signaling at some anti-Semitic conspiracy.
@@jimmyjones9775 funny, the southern Republican party was 75% POC, the Democrats started the KKK to stop them. Our constitution stipulates"All Men Are Created Equal"
Didn't say white men, didn't say WASP, said ALL.
You are a racisit ignorant fool who has just swallowed the apple sauce the media and public school fed you instead of actually going out and studying yourself and usimg your mind, I bet you learnd thinkimg from college.
Bill Duke's performance in "Predator" is one of the reasons that movie is so great.
Great man.
His performance as Abdul in Car Wash is even better.
Spot on.. him and Jesse stole the scenes!!!
@@Ironcabbit he should have got an Oscar for his role in commando.. "this green beret is gonna kick your ass'". Amazing dialogue.
Gonna have me some fun!!!
Predator's strength is that all of them are great characters.. it might have had Arnie as the star but he was just one of the dirty dozen in thet awesome movie.
As a young black boy growing up I never seen this black man wearing a dress in a movie. I salute you sir.
FUCKING RIGHT!!!
?????????????? Insecure much!
Thats been going on in comedy since before Shakespeare!
@@gantzuka
Exactly!
@Blue Kid
I KNOW!!!
Really stupid.
They dont want to see the comedy stuff, but think the various housewife reality shows and macho thug movies are ok.
Dont portray a comedy skit, but a drug dealer with a gun is honorable.
I can't imagine what it must have been like to live through that as a child. I pray that our country doesn't not fall into this kind of atrocity again. It sometimes feels like the government is pushing for a revival of this kind of separation. It's pretty damn disheartening.
Democrats have a self-sabotaging nature.
@@bossshxtonly very true the liberals and democrats built their power through slavery and segregation. And they are definetly the ones fanning the flames now as well.
It will fall but it will be against white people it's already happened in London
white men are not welcome
🙄
My coworker (who happened to be black) some years ago found out I was broke after having to get my car fixed. I had no food, couldn't pay my rent, I was financially in a really bad situation. He asked me to come over to his place after work one morning, so I went to his place. His mom had made a huge breakfast and they invited me to eat with them. I was so surprised at that alone. Then before I left, she gave me a huge box full of pasta, canned food, etc. and that really hit me hard. I was getting ready to leave and got in my car, my co-worker came running out and gave me 200 dollars. I will never forget that and I keep in contact with him to this day. Sadly, his mother passed away shortly after. She was an amazing woman.
I was never racist to begin with but it definitely gave me a new hatred toward ignorant assholes.
Sounds like a lovely family, happy you are blessed to have them in your life.
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@Herb Eaversmelz ???????????
@Sean T he didnt. Youre right. Because theres black guy out there who had the similiar experience he had except with a white guy. And same story. Just reversed. If he calls out ignorant assholes of all races then hes on the right track. If its just other white people and hes a race simp we not may but certainly have a problem!
@@connieormond1045 i get it but you shouldnt type it in caps.
There's a good reason why Bill Duke comes off so damn cool onscreen. He's just a cool dude. smart and cool.
Yes he is a very friendly and respect dude I worked at the condominiums he live at two years ago and would see him every day and he would tell me have a good day my friend a every day and we talked a few times he as really nice
Hello 👋 my friend, and also wise to recognize favor and eye opening insight and revelation.
Clearly not intelligence, but a good demeanor.
"I'll bleed you real quiet and leave you here" -Mac
Mac. Maaaaaacccccccc
Wow I was just thinking of that scene! Predator is still amazing 33 years later
Gonna have me some fun
I see you......out there past them trees.....
Anytime.......
A real stand up brother. I wish you get everything you want in life and more,sir.
I bet there are millions of such stories like this one across America.
Only America then...
All across the world.
These Americans tend to be a bit narrow minded... Most of them never traveled anywhere else, and they think only America exists on this planet... 🙄
CNN doesn’t think so
@@zalle1 i dont think they can speak on your behalf.
Bill Duke often played these tough, hyper masculine types. However he really comes across as these peaceful and gentle soul. He’s an icon In his own right.
Ugh... yeah... its called acting
@@noshotnova2432 - and you're the reason we have problems in this world.
If you look for reason to feel a certain way, you'll find them.
Because that's ALL you'll ever see.
Peace, Light, and Love to you.
@@pawwalker3492 what a weird and pointless response.
@@noshotnova2432 - and you are totally entitled to your opinion. As am I.
I don't see an actor playing a role.
All I see is a person who found that there are excellent people of all colors, and not to believe what they were told. Made his own decision. And a better person for it.
That's the difference between your view, and mine. That's all.
@@pawwalker3492 the fuck are you talking about lol, jesus christ.
You meet good and bad people in your life. They both stand out.
Amen
That look and.those eyes are so classic.
@Juniper x racist fuck.
A man with a good heart and an interesting life.
This is the first guy who shot a Predator. He's a legend!
anytime...
Gunna have me some fun, gunna have me some fun
Word on the street is he’s still shaving.
Is this the guy who broke the BIC Shaver on his face in the movie Predator? He looks a lot skinnier now.
@@djmech3871 well he is 77 years old now soooo lol
A friend of mine a Black man whom looks allot like this man, he said his Grandmother told him to deal with people on an individual basis. She told him always remember some of those white peoples Granddaddys died for your freedom..
Some of those white and black grand daddies are also your grandadies, especially since most white and black Americans have up to 30% of different races in them. Just cuz u don't have the same colour doesn't mean you aren't literally biologically related.
Yeah but this dude was still racist towards white people, that is until they gave him a shit load of money!
Sick of the race baiting left. A white person admits he was racist when he was 12 and the far left ruins his life when he's a redeemed 55 year old. Cancel culture is the new leftist scurge on society. We can't just live in peace.
@Amed Tajan peejuice? nasty!
My grandmother always said, other Blacks sold us to the White men.. but then after they got to know us.. more and more White people saw that we were smart and deserving of freedom.. and if not enough White people had felt that way.. we would still be slaves. My grandmother visited Africa, the MiddleEast and more.. She loved the USA .. and her Lithuanian Jew husband... she was born in 1899 , got married in 1926.. Somehow, in N.J. ....it worked out, even then.
These are the stories that needs to be shared. Here it is, this BIG black man was able to let go of whatever hatred he had in his heart. Yes, there are bad people in ALL groups. Spread positivity.
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Mostly white
Strange see him that old, i still remember him as the guy who shouts "CONTACT" in Predator!
Angels come in all races,colors, and ethnicities. Don't ever forget that.
I couldn't agree more! Thank you!
So true!! Love that 🙏☄❤☄🙏
@@stevenjaggers2542 It's impossible to prove their existence. You just hafta believe, my friend. 🙏☄❤☄🙏
If I'm doing the work mentality and physically then the product is whatever I want to create. For example the same this will get me the devil. Right??? Send me the angel you talk to, tell them to come to me as proof, if it's not just in your own mind
sad are those who believe only what their ears and eyes show them...
_"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
"_ - Martin Luther King Jr.
In reality that isn't always true, when dealing with bad people you have to speak to them in a language they understand, most of the time that language is violence.
@Vasilijan Nikolovski I said its not always true, words might work sometimes. The difference is bullies are violent to innocent people where as good people are violent to people hurting others.
Yeah, and he was shot... the dream died, and now we live in a world where everyone hates everyone else, love is considered a weakness, and kindness is an actual criminal offense.
@Vasilijan Nikolovski Half true. Not standing up for yourself at the level your opponent is willing to go to is nothing more than self justified cowardice.
Something that has cost us a huge amount of good in the world over the last 50 years thanks to the self justifying cowardice of conservatives in their not standing up to the very things litteral millions of our forefathers fought and died to keep from getting a foothold in this or any country to begin with.
There is a time for turning the other cheek, but not when someone keeps pushing you down and taking what's rightfully yours over and over and over with full intent to take over your life and world because you will let them if they just keep at it long enough. Only self justifying cowards don't understand that concept.
I'm openly left of center old school liberal and the two things I hate more than anything in the world right now are the far left and the self justifying cowardice of the conservative right who will not help stand up to those people when they really need to right now.
Of the two at least I can at least give the far left credit for fighting for what they believe in even if all it will do is kill millions upon millions of good people when they get their way. The conservative right doesn't even do that knowing full well what will come when the left gets what its after.
@OhMyBot War = Big money.
This is what life is about. Discovering the good in others.
amen brother
Only person who understood the message of hope in this video
Facts💓
Exactly, I just wish we would call women and females out on their crap like we call black people out on their crap, because women and females operate the same way that black people operate, and the same crap that women and females give men and males is the same crap that black people give white people. Not all white people are bad, but not all men and males are bad either. But you get more support calling out black people, whereas you get more flack and backlash calling out women and females. I also wish that women and females would question their hatred toward men and males like black people question their hatred toward white people.
@@terryknight5869 Sounds good. I agree. You sound like a woman so I'll start with you.
Shut up and quit cryin.
There are families that talk about their skin color and pass it down, generation after generation. Constantly talking about your skin color only creates division.
Here is a man in his 70's recalling a story that happened about 50 years prior and he was emotional talking about it. Kindness goes a very long way.
The stories he tells about the opportunities he had is incredible for the 60's.
The 60s were pretty nice actually, and there were opportunities for "anyone" that was willing to work for what they got.
Col. Allen West stated that when he was born in 1961, 77% of black kids were raised by a father and mother.
He also stated that today 74% of black children are raised by a single mom. He's right, I remember and I'm older than him.
@@larryl1427 lol there weren’t opportunities for everyone lol see this is why I hate whites
Beautiful story. When we help one another without regard for skin color, we all succeed.
🎯🎯🎯🎯👍
Watch the internets boy. Couldn't smear him so they Epstein the f out of him for tracing climate change denial funding. Remember Gulf of Tonkin and all the people who died in Vietnam because of this lie, Iran-Contra and all the negative images people associated with the devastation of the African-American community, remember MK Ultra where they didn't give a fuk about anybody
When we help people without regard. **
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This guy was awesome in the original Predator movie.
,even better in the fugitive.
lol knew I'd seen him somewhere, didn't get to dee choppa
You noticed that, too? Nice.
And what about being the green beret from Comando , with arnold shwarzinigr ! Way before Predator
Completely awesome!!
His part in Menace II Society cemented him as a legend in Pop Culture.
Don't forget predator, my son.
Viktor Frankl, an austrian scientist and philosopher once said, "There are only two races; the decent and the indecent". I live by that.
The holocaust roughest neighborhood ever. Makes Compton in the 80s and 90s look like a bitch.
So Trump and his followers are what? Indecent?
@@disabledbabe Who knows? We need to judge people by what they do, not what they say. People are decent in some respects and not so in others. It's not black or white...literally. Some are kind to dogs but unkind to cats. What does that make them?
There are those of us who see a man’s character not his color.
True but SO MUCH of America is racist in all sorts of ways
Bob Karigan Character is the only way Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted his children known! Skin color is merely a “Color Continuum” ... some of us are very light to very dark ... inside we all bleed red! All individuals should be treated with respect until “that” individual demonstrates otherwise!
Thomas Smith we’ve elected a black president, twice. 🤔
Thats true, but some racist don't even consider black people as being human, how can you begin to see his character, when you refuse to see him as a man?
I judge ALL people by their character..... what they show me determines whether they are a good or bad person.
Agree, it is not just white on black, I have witnessed the other way and other races as well, it high time we wake up to the fact we are all earthlings and start taking care of each other and our planet before Mother Nature bites us but hard.
Need more people with heart like him on both sides of this bs.
100% racism is a made up lie bs
Its marxist movement that has been fed by Universities to divide everyone into groups and split the unity of the country. Do you notice people are divided by sex, race, sex orentation. Notice all the liberal arts classes teach this victimhood instilling anger etc. Against each group.creating activists in every field. Its to bring down the country to put forth socialism. Its infiltrated the media its coming to your workplace. The left has been infiltrated by this Dems are no longer your.mothers or grandfathers dem party its been taken over. All the stunts they have pulled sending people to rallies the media xreating a racist narrative. Censoring people that have different polotical views, Univ protesting kicking out speakers for not being left calling anyone thats nit left a nazi or racist. Its all a lie. I am not for censorship or freedom of thought, speech and debate i will mever vote left again..
I have a white man that got me off of the streets toook me to his 7 bedroom home w his wife and son then eventually got me my own apartment! I lost my dad to Covid he was all I had… and this white man saw me on the steps of the church everyday and one day he stopped when it was 14 degrees and snowing and I was doing my graduate school homework and he helped me for nothing.. now the white man is my family and friends!!! He said my daddy came to him and told him to help me… he is such a good man!!
A very intelligent man and a very talented actor
@Hudson Hawk6 hey who ever you were comment was for must have erased his post when I read what you post I looked at it a couple times figured what happened for you to reply these words I believe you were more than likely right don't change take care stay safe
Whenever someone says they don't like _______ people, I respond "Oh, I haven't met them all yet".
That's brilliant. Im going to start using it.
Thanks for the new line. 😆
Love it!!!
That's a clever answer!
What a wonderful quote
I kept noticing him saying his "parents". Having a nucleus family is absolutely the most important first step in becoming successful. I dont mean successful money wise I refer to having the foundation to succeed in life. Both parents should be present to give you guidance in life not the government.
And that's the truth!
@ I don't care about their sexual orientation. What I do know is that blacks cannot truly survive and produce noble human beings without an extended family system. It is crucial.
@ Radical Marxists? Do you think that universal Healthcare and education are radical marxists frameworks?
Angel Roman , AMEN 🙏🏻
Education maybe should be a service like emergency services. Don't really see where it's innovative. Healthcare is different.
Oh man it's so weird seeing actors that I haven't seen in movies 20+ years before an interview like this. He's so much older than I'm used to seeing him as. It's awesome that someone recognized his potential and invested in it. I hate how much the academic community is dragged so much in this day and age when so many of the people involved in it are doing what they do for exactly the right reasons. I also love listening to Mr. Duke speak about his life. He's very enlightened when it comes to the philosophy behind the craft he practices.
He had a pretty important role in CWs black lightening. He still does some resent tv shows
The academic community dragged so much these days because most of them are indoctrinating students, whereas in those times they where there to teach them and more importantly show them how to think for themselves
I've only seen him in Predator.
The intention of the educator is still pure. It's the criteria of the academic sector that is appalling.
It's amazing how successful some people have become by simply being guided by a singular, individual character in their lives that defined how they choose to push themselves beyond their wildest dreams with our modern academic models.
Teachers are the amazing ones, not the educational mandate.
Teachers aren't even trained enough for the job, but they make the best of it anyway. The best of them are only as good as their ability to adapt their methods based on each and every individual student.
Still instantly recognisable as the dude from predator though.
My families were from the racists South, the 20s, 30s, and both moved to L.A. in the 40s, because there were tons of jobs because of the war. They taught to be proud of who I am, but never to dislike anyone based on who or what they may be. My high dropout mom said, "Don't ever repeat the ugly that you see in this world, regardless of the source." Those words have served me well.
That's solid advice.
When you said ugly I knew your story was true southern
My mom would say "don't be ugly!"
My dad taught me the same... to help whomever I could and leave ugly people to God, never hate anyone ...
Words we can all learn from ❤️
Your mother is an "ANGEL"
My son and I were vacationing in California and saw Bill at a restaurant. I asked if we could get a photo with him and he was very friendly and polite as we're all the people in his group. It was the highlight of the trip.
Oh bill? Nice. I can Respect that.
Love has no color. This proves it. ♥️♥️♥️ Blessings
It does! green still reigns supreme
Exactly 🤙
You couldn't have said it better!!
Love has no Color.
👍😇✌🇺🇲
Perfectly Said!
Really? U gon say that bs now... this man is purple.
That was a good moment in Bill's life I'm glad it happened 🙏
I love everyone who shows respect manners and love. Race doesn’t matter if you’re cool you cool
If you’re cool, you’re cool 🎩
Amen
Vall91 Jp1 unvr hes an ungrateful little whelp
The mic should drop with your response. Perfect world wide...
@Vall91 Jp1 he was kneeling in response to police brutality against poor people
Hate does not get rid of hate, only love can do that.
@k halliday How else would you get respect other than with love, kindness, and empathy? Respect without those things can only be acquired through tyranny. And respect gotten that way is no different from making people afraid of you and hate you. Essentially, what you call "respect" is hatred in that context.
Munsters Kim The connections between other animals/primates and humans are not linear. It’s more complicated than just that. Humans are somewhat different and more complicated than other primates. Human females are much more selective and *tend* to stay with one partner for long periods of time once they find the right one through “trial and error,” sometimes even staying for life or until death separates them. Other primate females on the other hand do not care as much who they get fucked by; the alpha male chooses first and then the other males take the rest. Obviously, that is not how human relationships work and if you believe in that, then I’m sorry sir. At some point in your life, you are going to hit the brick wall of reality face first. I just hope you will recover from that. Maybe then, you will be able to have a stable longterm relationship with someone and not just aim for a fling here and there. God bless your soul.
Munsters Kim I agree. And your relative status does play a crucial role indeed. I think you may find a couple of Jordan Peterson’s lectures/clips on hierarchies and relationships between men and women interesting.
Why hate all people because of some? Lots people have bad things happen to them from all races but the smart ones know that hating all because of a few will only hurt you in the long run.
You talk about smart ones. But how many people living in impoverished conditions get the luxury to be smart when they are just trying to make it by? All they get exposed to is the hate of another race. Of course they are going to see a pattern and get the message.
Intelligence is too often used as the next bar of judgement and discrimination, but people don't realize that education is a luxury not everyone has. It's not better than judging them for being poor or having another skin color.
@@Icewind007 Sorry but you are coming across condescending to a lot of us who experienced being poor minorities. A lot of do not feel intelligence is a luxury. Neither is common sense. If you belong to a minority group you will see good and bad people even within that same group. Would you then assume people in your group are good or bad? Regardless of intelligence level, which is subjective as a concept in itself, people have to make up their own minds. Unfortunately, the current liberal education system encourages victim culture, racism, and inherent self hatred. I am a minority who experienced severe racism and even violence. This came from Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, and even Asians. I also experienced positive things from each of those groups. Should I love, hate, or have no beliefs about those groups? If you believe 9 blue people hate you but then 1 blue person treats you with kindness then any prejudice you have should be against those 9 people regardless of their color. Right now people are grasping at any argument to feed a shaky premise. Racism comes from all colors, all creeds, and all groups as does kindness and fairness.
@M B Because of where I came from and where I am now. Im just trying to help someone else. The reason i quit school in the 9th grade is because I was one of about 20 whites in my entire High school. and Trust me I wasn't treated well. But I dont hate all for the way I was treated because i know that will only hurt me.But hey maybe I am smarter than most.
@@stephenr1999 Yes! Notice how whenever a former racist tells how he changed his ways it's always because of an experience with said race that they hate? That's because people assume all people of one race are the same, until that one person proves them otherwise. We humans are so fucking dumb by nature and it's insane, it's not hard to tell at all that we descended from apes because it really shows.
@@stephenr1999 Man that is really good to hear I'm glad that you're doing well and all I can say is that there's bad people in every race. It takes a big person to see past their surroundings.
He’s probably the best actor in predator!
He played that part so well.
"I'm gonna have me some fun" Bill played that part, agreed!
Many bad events have passed and will continue to make their way into history. It doesn't mean that all people of any race, creed, or color support those events. We are not each other's enemies.
Islam teaches this before you be like look at this and that I repeat Islam teaches true equality and NOT MUSLIMS. malcom x speaks on this also as he USED to hate whites too.
Vim, FUCK MALCOLM X. He's a bum, who rode MLK's coattal. MLK was a TRUE person for equality and a CHRISTIAN. Islam is trash, fake and was invented over 600 years after the Bible, like all religion after Christianity.
MLK : Freedom and equality for all.
MALCOLM X : Let's separate blacks and whites.
But the bum ass nigga had no trouble following MLk and dick riding. Then when MLK died, that nigga shitted on what MLK started, SMH.
@@dave3138 Judaism came before christianity dumbass so did zoroastrianism Hinduism and Taoism etc.
Sk2, Keep naming pagan shit, there's a reason I didn't... dumb-ass. Learn to conduct a sentence. For fucks sake, at least half-assed.
@@dave3138 "Keep naming pagan shit" lmao nigga stfu all the religions I just named came before christianity so wth r u on and it UA-cam comments I'm not writing an opinionated essay u goof
Who the hell dislikes a video like this? Pelosi is that you
Right on
Lol. Nancy the drunk.😜😜
Maybe people whom realised that he was racist towards white people until they gave him a shit load of money! What a racist prick he still is!
henry the ounce Good stuff
henry the ounce Yeah, whoever dislikes this video has serious issues.
Hardly anything is as appealing as an accomplished man with a quiet humility.
Very true. He nearly broke down when mentioning how that white man helped him in college and how it changed his life
@Maxx Hammer Yes
What you’ve hit on here is the crux of an issue that has divided America. I understand racism. But most Americans are not racist. I am not racist. But what most Americans & myself are is very down on anyone or any group that brings attitude to the front of every discussion or disagreement. Part of that is cultural for some groups but most of it is a lack of respect for others with an assumption that anything less than “in your face” is a sign of weakness. That could not be further from the truth as displayed by this man. A lack of a strong father figure in a family has the ability to instill the respect that allows different cultures to interact without attitude. It’s the attitude that brings out the conflict that is always perceived as racism.
An example of how attitude has changed our culture is displayed on the grid iron. There was a time when a player who scored or made a good play would dust himself off & get ready for the next play. Some of the old couches used to preach,”Act like you’ve made a TD before…no Show Boating”. But these days every score or good play gets punctuated by fist pumps & in your face gestures of disrespect to the other team. That behavior is now so ingrained & accepted that I doubt it will every change. But that behavior translates to society at large & sets the stage for confrontation when there are no refs to throw a flag
I coulnt agree more
I was a teenager when I saw an obscure goofy movie called "Car Wash" (I just looked it up, 1976 so I was 13) I have NEVER forgotten the character Bill Duke played. It was a just goofy movie with lots of little vignettes and I was just a goofy kid looking for laughs yet the pain of the "sax guy" was forever imprinted on me. THAT is talent.
I remember going to Chicago when I was young and ran across a homeless man who told me he was starving. We went to a restaurant and we ate gyros and talked for a good while and in return this black man gave me so much knowledge! Later on I found myself in the same situation, homeless and hungry, got invited into a black man's home and was fed and given a safe place to rest for the night without having to even ask this man. That experience has stuck with me for my entire life after that and to this day I remember it like it was yesterday. Most people don't see you for your color they see you for your soul and your character! I feel like the entire idea of racial identity was designed to keep us divided!
Wow, that’s beautiful!!!
@@kristabistaify Yes! That was an amazing story, something we should try to practice and live by in our lives 😀.
Massively underrated. I’m a white milky man aged 39 from the uk.
As an 80s kid Bill Duke always stole the show in anything I watched him in. He second I see him in Predator I fell in love. He barely has to say a think cos he has talking eyes. You could tell every emotion just by his face.
Massively underrated and a dude I love like mad. He will always be “MAC” to me.
How dare you claim a black hero for your white arse!! wait.. im white too… and i loved his movies.. But its so racist in this comment section. So much hatred from blacks onto whites :(
@Edward Oliver Sometimes a persons 5th language might not be 110% perfect ;)
@Commie Punks Fuck Off check out Poland
@@TahaNasser sorry. where ever you are born you are a native of that place. come up with another name. aborigines ?
Fell in love..... Ghaaaaay!
I don't think he is given the due that he has earned. Exceptional actor, direct, and person.
i dont believe iv seen too much of his work, or just dont remember, but now im amazed by the character he played in Predater, he is so soft spoken compared to the guy in the movie,
Yes he is. Loved him in American Gigolo opposite Gere.
Wasn’t he briefly in the movie commando
he did a great job directing Deep Cover, and got an outstanding performance out of Jeff Goldblum, imho.
I thought I recognized him from predator
“2021” needs more of this kind of love for one another. What a humble and beautiful person Mr Duke is.
How is there no movie about Bill Duke? He’s a shining example of hope isn’t he????
No, he only stopped being racist towards white people after they gave him a shit load of money! What a racist prick!
Some say he's still shaving.
LOL his face must be all cut up by now...
Only us who remember him from Predator.
Seen 20 .. dry ...
@@waynelawson1235 I got the movie on my phone. Classic!!
Yeah I'm gonna have me some fun,, yea I'm gonna have me some fun!!!
We're all AMERICANS!! Let's stop letting them divide us by pitting us against each other.
Wrong. Learn to disagree. It is a maturity thing not a race thing.
@@markperry2827 I never said we need to agree on everything...no one agrees on everything if we did we would be like zombies or robots.Just because we have different opinions doesn't mean we have to hate each other 😉.But to your point,yes maturity does play a big role in having a healthy discussion.
Yep, proud to be a #FoundationalAmerican!
Exactly, I just wish we would call women and females out on their crap like we call black people out on their crap, because women and females operate the same way that black people operate, and the same crap that women and females give men and males is the same crap that black people give white people. Not all white people are bad, but not all men and males are bad either. But you get more support calling out black people, whereas you get more flack and backlash calling out women and females. I also wish that women and females would question their hatred toward men and males like black people question their hatred toward white people.
@Melissa Mari Exactly, it's not about race or gender, race and gender are illusions. Racism and sexism is the program. It's about one race, one gender, the human race, the human gender.
“Be not inhospitable to strangers, lest they be angels in disguise.” Walt Whitman
"Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." - Hebrews 13:2
That quote is from the Bible
@@guacaquio Yessir
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 10:12
Proverbs 10:12
I have that on my fridge as a reminder that it's all about love and forgiveness. 😊
@Thabo Ngwepe, It would have been nice if Duke loved whites... even if he didnt get a check that most white people would not have gotten... because they were white. Sorry. I am not too blown away by Duke's change of heart.
@@vhagerty sorry Vanessa. You are brainwashed. Read above.
love is the other side of hate. love needs hate to even be known as a thing...screw love
@@buzzkill808raven2 God IS love though. He has revealed this through the Gospels. So you cant "screw" love smart guy. In heaven, there is no hate. Dumb "yin yang" analogy to the east.
When good things keep happening at the perfect time. Some good is still left in this world.
Welcome To The Madness really random but nice e30 👍🏽
@DoingIt2Death The Madness is just a part of the Larger System, it's all a game, you just got to find out what part you're gonna play after you find out what's going on, only thing about it some people try to play parts not met for them, you got to play your cards not some one else's. and some go though life never knowing that they're in a game.
'Good' is what is good not just for an individual but for all people on a global scale. It must be pursued, maintained and unbiased. If a individual wants to make Positive change then be vigilant and wise. Don't quit trying even though you won't get through to everyone you interact with but actions do speak. Economics and Education are greater dividers but we All need righteous individuals wherever they may be, whatever color they may be, whatever or whomever Spiritually they believe in to do Good that does no harm.
@@willie417 Game analogy. Two aposing teams, fans of each as spectators, more cheers for one or the other depending on where the game is held and then there are the team owners who shift side to side.
@Mr. Sunny I Feel you through your words and I've been wronged by a variety of people in life thus far and I know it may dissipate through the passage of time and sometimes might have been on that racist tip but most were just Assholes. We as individuals must set the positive tone and example. At the end of the day we represent ourselves. We answer to our Family, friends and ourselves. F'ed up people aren't unique, there on every land under the Sun and Moon.
CNN, NBC, ABC, MSNBC would never have him on to discuss this story. It doesnt fit the narrative.
Joe Gallop The leftist media has turned “racial justice” into “do exactly what we say or we call you a racist and you get punished”
Joe Gallop fair enough. I guess neither side is good when it comes to this problem. Great job on the explanation too, it was very well thought out.
Truth
Bunch of kunts
Fox either
1:58 he is still, after all of these years, shaken and touched but this act of kindness
His story is a great one. That's what college used to be like. Now, it doesn't seem so much that way. This man is a real gentleman.
The momentary "gift" was actually an investment in the future in the eyes of the giver. Great story.
"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” -Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
And very carefully NOT mentioning any specific colour. 👍🏻👍🏽👍🏿
IVE ALWAYS REMEMBERED THIS...WAS TAUGHT IN OUR HOUSE...😊GREAT MAN...
He was a wise man.
never happen
@@JohnnyReb hes a dead man lol
As a young man from a small town with some past race issues , I moved to London when I was 19, I was admittedly small minded until my mother was diagnosed with cancer, the people who looked after me were A very strict Muslim family of Afghan origin, and I felt ashamed that I had ever thought bad of someone because of their skin tone, I hope all people with a small mind can get this sort of epiphany, it changed my life
This guy always played an authentic tough guy. Classic character actor
“You’re ghosting us MFer.” His best line in the movie Predator. Great actor.
Yesssss left Apollo on silent lmao
Over there pass dem treees
"I don't care who you are back in the world. You give up this position one more time, I'll bleed you, real quiet, leave you here. Got that?"
Bill Duke rocks.
Elfrunner coldest line ever!
Hell yea! Don't forget Commando!
You can't generalize people by race.
Not everyone is the same.
No matter the color of their skin.
Race has nothing to do with skin color.
@John And Abbey Race really has nothing to do with skin color. It's the least significant characteristic a person have. Any human can tan and change their color. It's stupid.
Race is so much more profound that superficial skin color.
Yes, you can. That's why it's a generalization. Generalizations allow exceptions.
I think we should trust our instincts in our dealings with other people. You’ll find good and bad people of all races.
@Blatio1 Your example is racist and dishonest because those traits generally only apply to white people.
What a beautiful story. He is a great actor. Always steals the scene and brings back so many childhood memories. Thank you for being a part of them. Bad and good people everywhere. No such thing as race. I salute you good sir. Thank you.
I wish young black children could all listen to stories of men like him because I think their world view is being biasly framed by malicious people who dont care for them really.
And you do care?
absolutely. those malicious people go by the name of liberal elites.
You said it
@circuswerld that it took that to convince him might imply it takes money but I think a kindness is what he is really talking about here. It's not about the money.
@@donwayne9061 I think that I extend a duty of care that everyone should express for their fellow man.
Black communities have issues but many of the voices speaking for them aren't in the interest of these communities.
"He'd start stuttering and hang up!!!!" BRILLIANT!!!
You can really see how communication had point back then. Using a brief phone call like a brief run in. No harm as the message was sent the other received. Nowadays people seem to have a need to say lots of words with little to say.
Humility is a virtue. Two humble guys. Character is what you do when no one is watching.
People like this make me proud to be an American!
Why? There’s nice people in every country in the world 😕
@@joejitsu034 because i am in America not those other countries!
Why? He's a racist! He now pretends not to be racist towards white people anymore because they gave him a shit load of money! Absolute prick!
I am very happy he had someone who cared so much about his education other than his family. If you give a person a chance you might be pleasantly surprised. He seems like a nice kind thankful man.
A true American. No colors, just an hard working American making the most of opportunities. God bless him.
I agree.. great human
@askella A but the enemy died a hundreds years ago
@askella A whos the enemy then
@askella A okay now you reaching past the point of topic
@askella A I think you're too young these generations are all angry and depressed try to read a book and learn or you will become and empty person .
I remember him from the 70's movie Car Wash which also starred Richard Pryor,Franklin Ajai and others..This is a very intelligent smart man !!
We The People are not now, nor have we EVER been each other’s enemies. Please wake up. Please wake up.
Well who has been giving Black folk hell for 400 years?
Unfortunately we cannot change history ,why not be part of the solution instead of being the problem? THE TINKER WINS PRODS ,,,,,Great comment 👏We can and could all get on,,,if we were allowed to.
Truth is “they” the self ascribed Hidden Hand have been giving everyone hell because conflict makes them money. Media is Satan’s pulpit.
@@tesmith47 Other black people
@@tesmith47 Democrats
I was having lunch and he was at the next table. I went over to talk to him. (My acting teacher , Arthur French was in Car Wash with him.) He is a beautiful, gentle man. The cool part is he wanted to call Arthur about a role and I had his phone number. It was a great memory for me and a real treat to meet him.
“You know you f****d up right?” 😂😂😂
so you bought the beer at 930? hahahaha or something along those lines😝😝😝😝
@@jamisonbernhardt3310 😂😂😂😂
His voice seemed deeper in that tho or is it just me?
@@MyDOOKIE1 that’s what you call great acting skills brotha 🤝
" Now now see You know you done Fucced up Right" . ........O-Dogg stole the Show out from Underneath The guy who played "Kick drum" in the video from Janet Jackson👩🎤
His reward was probably this guy graduating and being successful
That's what it is. Take the help, if you really need it, but be WORTHY and honor the chance you are given.
That's exactly what it was, he saw a kid who had the ability but was struggling financially. All the payback he wanted was to see him succeed.
Found the other hostage. He's dead, too. And the kid in the chopper. If these guys are Central Americans then I'm a goddamn Chinaman. From the looks of things, our Cabinet Minister was CIA. Another thing, Major: those other guys you waxed were Russian Military Advisors. Something very big was going to happen here.
Damn right! In hopes that he will teach other coloreds some akrite
This is how you get to Heaven.....
You won’t see this on CNN.
On Fox, Hannity, Ingram, or Carlson would spin it into white people being the real victims of racism in America perpetrated by blacks and (Hollywood) Jews.
Probably because it's not news. CNN just does news.
@@isadoralavina-macleod8432 As if Fox would have the gall to critique Jews.
@@No1More1Mr1Nice1Guy1 After 2 years of a grifter President accusing CNN of being fake news for covering his lies, corruption, and racism, it's hardly surprising that 1/3 of Americans still buy it like devotees in a cult. CNN is sensational and low brow, but with the exception of a few like Chris Wallace, Fox News is state television propaganda.
@@bjrnhenrik-pettersen9063 name them.... give us the proof he's a liar, racist, homophobic yada yada....
Nice. All it took was a check for him to question his racism. So heartwarming
Bless Bill Duke. He never in enough films for my liking.
He directed ALOT of good films, t.v. and stage, though. Worked with alot of big names.
I will admit that I'm a thugist, I have disgust for thugs regardless of race.
T..H.U.G the hate u give 🤔👌
I agree
A thug is a cowardly, violent person who preys on the weak. I don't know who the fuck decided it's a "code word", but it's not. It's been used in the fashion I described for a very long time where I come from. Tired of walking on eggshells because dumb mother fuckers don't own a dictionary.
@@seanmoore4248 ignorant leftist have been putting "ist" on everything they think will support their communist agenda, because of their ignorance I use the "thugist" name tags to keep it simple for ignorant fools.
@@methag-mm1he Calling marxists thugs is indeed using the word in it's intended manner. Content of character, not skin color.
"I'm gonna have me some fun!"
I aint got time to bleed
“Anytime.”
Subtle callback to the lyrics of Long Tall Sally, played in the helicopter ride "Gonna have some fun tonight".
Is he the dude from Predator?
"I thought you'd miss me"
"Don't worry..we won't..."Pow pow pow pow..
Bill Duke (in commando)
I like how he was able to get the scholarships as well, remember those generous people only paid the room and board. Smart man indeed, always liked his acting.