105 Quotes by Justin Simien

Racism is over in the 'Star Trek' future, but they found a way to comment on sexism and racism in the present day in such a subversive and smart way, you know?

I love great prestige television, but because I make television, sometimes I don't want to, like, you know, fall into a very heavy cerebral drama.

Balance, I think, and self-care is something I want people to really take to heart.

I think art is much more valuable when it's honest. If it's not honest, it's just propaganda.

If I just wanted to put clean, perfect images of black people on the screen for an hour and a half, first of all, there are other people already doing that, and they're making a lot of money doing it.

The way Hollywood and TV is, black people don't have any choice but to see ourselves in white-dominated television shows and stories and movies.

I definitely have fun commenting on the real world and interpreting through the 'Dear White People' lens.

America is a different country, and it will forever be a different country after the election of Donald Trump.

My thing is to try to tell the truth as honestly as possible. For me, the weight is, how can I tell the truth through fiction, the best that I can?