Imperial Dreams Quotes
Bambi: You call your son Angel Boy cos in the bricks, the softer the name, the harder the man. But Gideon was hard. And you were hard. And your daddy was hard. And look at us. Deceased, derelict, departed. And you swear, Angel Boy won't end up a savage. Dead, smiling on a T-Shirt. He won't work the corner. He won't work the curb. He won't want to be the emperor under this dark Imperial highway. Because monarchs are not elected around here. They're made with a gun. And they reign only until it rains... all over.
Movie: Imperial Dreams
Bambi: In the hood you carry truth in your heart while reality stays stashed outside. Your heart says, Don't kill. The hood says, Kill. Your heart says, Think before you act. The hood says, React. But you're all alone when one of those reactions lands you behind bars, going over every little thing in the darkness. And it's easy to recognize your truth in retrospect. What's hard is being true in the moment. Even if it kills you.
Movie: Imperial Dreams
Bambi: He was on the way from church, five years old, when he saw his first dead man. A loud deacon. He knew everything about Jesus and nothing about blackjack. Then suddenly he was Sunday quiet. See how easy it is to change things? my uncle said to him. This is power, my boy. He knew then that no daddy was Superman. And no baby mama was Wonder Woman. That shit was bullshit.
Movie: Imperial Dreams