“I find that here in the States, audiences are generally less knowledge...” — Archie Shepp Quote

“I find that here in the States, audiences are generally less knowledgeable, from the cognitive point of view, though they are emotionally more receptive.”

“A whole generation of young whites have involved themselves with traditional Negro music.”

“Rap actually took root in the Negro community, and then in the Hispanic community, long before it impacted on the larger American community as a whole.”

“I know how to be funny to black audiences.”

“Occasionally, we would shoot something and think, 'This is it; we are over the line.' But the test audiences didn't have a problem with it.”

“Audiences are a wee bit more chatty in New York than in London.”