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Justin Simien Quotes

American - Director | May 7, 1983 -

I thought I was depressed because I wasn't a writer/director. I moved into a space where I'm a writer/director, my movie is a hit at Sundance, I have a wonderful, loving boyfriend, and wow, I have financial stability. Why can't I get out of bed still?

Space Thought Financial Loving Why

Shows like 'Empire'... one of the most profound powerful things is that there's a gay male character who is loved. That character is going to save a lot of people's lives. Black families are confronting the idea that a gay black character can be human.

Character People Black Loved Gay

I remember distinctly not seeing myself. I didn't see myself in black culture, white culture, mass culture.

Myself Culture Black Remember Seeing

For me it's just, I have too many ideas, man. It's a problem, actually.

Man Me Ideas Problem Just Many

It's called 'Dear White People,' but really, it's about these black characters and how they are involved or not involved in a racial scandal in ways that might surprise them and others, right?

People Black Surprise White Others

Racism is systemic: It's oppression that's built into the laws, legislation, into the way neighborhoods are policed, and into job opportunities and health care and education.

Education Health Job Racism Care

I think we are aware that post-racialism isn't real, right? I mean, I hope so. I kind of joke that we're post-post-racial.

Hope Think Kind Mean Right Real

The downside of doing a multi-protagonist movie is that you don't get to service each character as you would if they were the central protagonist of the movie.

Character Service Doing You Get

Shonda Rhimes has figured it out, of getting multiracial casts on television and appealing to everybody.

Television Out Everybody Getting

I want the Latino 'Do the Right Thing' to happen. I want filmmakers whose voices are not represented to get a shot.

Do The Right Thing Want Right Latino

Everyone is very aware that, not only do we have a race problem, but it's so pervasive that it affects national and global politics on a scale that I don't think a lot of people imagined.

Politics People Think Problem Race

One of the things that I love about Robert Altman's movies is that, really, a Robert Altman movie is just a bunch of short films about various people told at the same time.

Love Time People Short Movies Same

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