100 Quotes by Rick Famuyiwa

It would have been more comfortable for us as a society if Anita Hill wasn't as intelligent, poised, and credible as she was.

I loved films like 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'Annie Hall,' but these were very specific, white Manhattan experiences. You don't see a single person of color anywhere, but somehow these films are universal. As a filmmaker and creator, I was frustrated with that idea.

Love stories happen in communities outside of just the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

I met Forest Whitaker on 'Our Family Wedding' and we struck up a real bond and friendship.

So many kids that we label as 'thugs' and 'criminals' are often those same kids that end up in circumstances that are out of their own control.

You can't control where you are born, and when you're growing up, until you've seen something else, you're just living your life.

Societies are being interconnected and we have to adjust to that fact.

I will continue to look for opportunities to tell stories that speak to a fresh generational, topical and multicultural point of view.

Ultimately we're all moving towards a time when the races will be more and more mixed and we will all be brown to some extent.