i once saw him do a talk at a local college.
during QA , a young woman went up to the microphone and asked him something to the effect of "What advice would you give a young woman of color entering the [film] industry?"
George Romero looked at her puzzled and answered, shrugging his shoulders:
"Well I'm not young, a woman, or a person of color so how should i know?"
disappointed the girl walked away from the microphone and the awkward QA continued..