American - Actor | February 21, 1979 -
Each one of my movies is going to be about one of these different social demons. The first one, being 'Get Out,' is about race and neglect and marginalization.
Jordan Peele
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Any time I claimed to be white, that would be unacceptable. It just doesn't make sense in people's minds. If I'm white, how can I walk through a department store and still have people scared that I'm going to rob them? Which, that can still happen.
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You hear it said time and time again by successful directors: You have to make a movie for yourself. Don't make it for anyone else.
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You never want to be the whitest-sounding black guy in a room.
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I was raised that emotion was a good thing.
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Nobody wants to see sketch comedy that's the same sketch they've seen time and time again, or that's just a rehash of that thing.
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In the Trump era, it's way more obvious extreme racism exists. But there are still a lot of people who think, 'We don't have a racist bone in our bodies.' We have to face the racism in ourselves.
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I love getting cheers. I love giving scares. Anything that really works with the audience makes me happy.
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I'm a true believer in story. I think when you just tell people to think, people tend to get resistant and defensive and feel like you're accusing them of not thinking.
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I'm obsessed with giving the audience something they don't see coming.
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You boil down your influences to a soup, and it all informs you.
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Obama was the best thing for black nerds everywhere. Finally we had a role model. Before Obama, we basically had Urkel.
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