“Whatever was said about Ralph Ellison, 'Invisible Man' was considered ...” — Darryl Pinckney Quote

Whatever was said about Ralph Ellison, 'Invisible Man' was considered untouchable.

Eventually, I gave up my sublet in Berlin and stayed in England for a long time - for about 20 years.

I had a lot of notes and fragments and observations that never amounted to anything. After the Wall had gone down, so many people were writing about Berlin, I didn't have the same urgency or feel enough authority.

When I was in high school, I looked for the black presence in a British historical tradition - before too much slavery and empire - that would not cost me my self-respect.

Tone is everything.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.

Women become invisible as they age; men become impotent.

Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership.

I never did anything original my whole childhood. I was invisible.

As a director I like to be very invisible. I don't like to be noticed.