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John Ridley Quotes

You can treat faith as part of people’s it’s lives Picture Quote #1

People of color grow up steeped in ‘white’ culture. The reverse is not true. And, no, listening to hip-hop on the way to work does not count as immersion Picture Quote #1

Seriously, you know - I love to write. I enjoy the process; I enjoy the different processes, because writing for film and television and graphic novels is all very different. So I’ve never had the feeling of, ‘Oh, you have to do this one thing.’ Picture Quote #1

Oh, happy day when the enemies of ascendancy have got to confess that people of color rock Picture Quote #1

I think I’m an overly emotional person. I feel a lot, but I don’t believe that’s unique to me or that’s how I am able to do the things I do Picture Quote #1

I’m sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don’t think so, you’re either an uptight woman or a lying man Picture Quote #1

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I want to explore different topics and present them in slightly different ways Picture Quote #1

I remember ‘Roots’ growing up and the cultural impact it had on the country. Watching ‘Roots’ was not the cool remove of reading about slavery in a book or hearing about it in class. It became something that swept people along Picture Quote #1

The great thing about working with NPR - and, really, there’s like a million of ‘em - is all the cool stuff I get to do for the public. Meet the president. Hang out at the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas. Drink a $10,000 martini Picture Quote #1

When times are tough, people want to escape to somewhere fantastic without having to pay actual escape-to-somewhere-fantastic cash. And offering a couple of hours away from the ordinary is what the movies do best Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know I was a good director, and I mean that sincerely. I had done a film a long time ago called ‘Cold Around the Heart.’ Nobody saw it, and it didn’t turn out the way I wanted to Picture Quote #1

If the American public is so into morality in movies, why don’t they throw more of their disposable income at religious-themed entertainment? For every ‘Passion of the Christ,’ there’s a ‘Fireproof’ that comes and goes with no notice Picture Quote #1

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Why is it that the very people who have fought so hard and so long for the simple entitlement to love whom they choose to love are the very ones denied that right by those who routinely take their vows for granted? Picture Quote #1

As far as superhero stories, what’s appealing is of course that aspect of wish fulfillment. I mean, you start out reading them as a kid, and a couple things jump out at you - there are heroes out there, and you wish you could run into a phone booth and change your life, or be like Peter Parker and put on a mask and become a hero Picture Quote #1

When I go to business meetings, I’m still told way too often by some receptionist, ‘The mail room is downstairs,’ to believe that racial perceptions don’t still exist. But I figure there are always going to be knuckleheads no matter how many of their herd get stuck in the tar pits of progress Picture Quote #1

It’s funny: over time, if you’re fortunate, you build a nice career, and you have these interesting moments, and I would not, looking back, trade any of them - ‘Red Tails,’ 12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Undercover Brother.’ Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been much of a European traveler. London once on a book tour, and Italy because that’s where Ferraris are from. That’s about it Picture Quote #1

Fanboys are a creator’s blessing and curse. If a fanboy likes you, they love you. Obsessively. If you cross them with some plot point or story direction they reject, expect to be wholly and continually eviscerated across the Internet Picture Quote #1

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Governmental intervention and personal responsibility are not mutually exclusive issues, but they do frame a ‘do it ourselves’ vs. ‘what are you doing for us’ debate. For the black community, that’s a debate that’s been raging at least as far back as the W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington philosophical grudge matches Picture Quote #1

The hypocrisy and false piety of the deniers aside, the relationships of gays have no effect on heteros. Especially all the heteros who’ve done such a marvelous job of debasing marriage on their own all these many years Picture Quote #1

With comics, you don’t have to worry so much about budgetary constraints. In film and television, however fanciful you want to be, someone can come up to you and go, ‘Okay, this is going to cost X amount of dollars, and we only have so many days to film this.’ With graphic novels, you can have that alien invasion you’ve always wanted to see Picture Quote #1

I’ve written films that are violent. I’m not big on sitting and watching violence Picture Quote #1

There’s something very special about knowing what you want to do and knowing the story you want to tell, but finding it together Picture Quote #1

I’ve no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers Picture Quote #1

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To this day, the only argument against Obama that critics can seem to come up with involves admitting he’s better than them - though they certainly season it with some racism. You know, he’s that lucky black man who actually appeals to the populace. He’s that elitist who got himself off food stamps and into Harvard Picture Quote #1

If there are two kinds of people in the world - DC Comics people and Marvel Comics people - what kind am I? Well, to be honest... I’m a Wildstorm kinda guy. In the interest of full and fair disclosure, I write for Wildstorm. But even if I didn’t, I’d love what they do. No, seriously, I’d love their stuff Picture Quote #1

I got a call saying that George Lucas wanted to meet me. Of all the phone calls I’ve received - Oliver Stone wants to meet you; Spike Lee wants to meet you - that was the one call I never in a million years thought was going to happen Picture Quote #1

The thing about working in Hollywood is that, at some point, you really get tired of hearing how godless you are, and how if you and the rest of the heathens in Tinsel town would put more God-centric shows on TV, people wouldn’t be abandoning prime time in favor of their Bible study classes Picture Quote #1

I don’t want an underachiever working on my car’s transmission. Why would I want someone regular sitting in the Oval Office? Sorry, give me somebody who has demonstrated a capacity to excel Picture Quote #1

My kids will find me walking around the house talking to myself and think I’m going crazy. I like to read the scripts out loud and really get the rhythm for the dialogue Picture Quote #1

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You can treat faith as part of people’s it’s lives (John Ridley Quotes) People of color grow up steeped in ‘white’ culture. The reverse is not true. And, no, listening to hip-hop on the way to work does not count as immersion. (John Ridley Quotes) Seriously, you know - I love to write. I enjoy the process; I enjoy the different processes, because writing for film and television and graphic novels is all very different. So I’ve never had the feeling of, ‘Oh, you have to do this one thing.’ (John Ridley Quotes) Oh, happy day when the enemies of ascendancy have got to confess that people of color rock (John Ridley Quotes) I think I’m an overly emotional person. I feel a lot, but I don’t believe that’s unique to me or that’s how I am able to do the things I do. (John Ridley Quotes) I’m sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don’t think so, you’re either an uptight woman or a lying man. (John Ridley Quotes) I want to explore different topics and present them in slightly different ways (John Ridley Quotes) I remember ‘Roots’ growing up and the cultural impact it had on the country. Watching ‘Roots’ was not the cool remove of reading about slavery in a book or hearing about it in class. It became something that swept people along. (John Ridley Quotes) The great thing about working with NPR - and, really, there’s like a million of ‘em - is all the cool stuff I get to do for the public. Meet the president. Hang out at the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas. Drink a $10,000 martini. (John Ridley Quotes) When times are tough, people want to escape to somewhere fantastic without having to pay actual escape-to-somewhere-fantastic cash. And offering a couple of hours away from the ordinary is what the movies do best. (John Ridley Quotes) I didn’t know I was a good director, and I mean that sincerely. I had done a film a long time ago called ‘Cold Around the Heart.’ Nobody saw it, and it didn’t turn out the way I wanted to. (John Ridley Quotes) If the American public is so into morality in movies, why don’t they throw more of their disposable income at religious-themed entertainment? For every ‘Passion of the Christ,’ there’s a ‘Fireproof’ that comes and goes with no notice. (John Ridley Quotes) Why is it that the very people who have fought so hard and so long for the simple entitlement to love whom they choose to love are the very ones denied that right by those who routinely take their vows for granted? (John Ridley Quotes) As far as superhero stories, what’s appealing is of course that aspect of wish fulfillment. I mean, you start out reading them as a kid, and a couple things jump out at you - there are heroes out there, and you wish you could run into a phone booth and change your life, or be like Peter Parker and put on a mask and become a hero. (John Ridley Quotes) When I go to business meetings, I’m still told way too often by some receptionist, ‘The mail room is downstairs,’ to believe that racial perceptions don’t still exist. But I figure there are always going to be knuckleheads no matter how many of their herd get stuck in the tar pits of progress. (John Ridley Quotes) It’s funny: over time, if you’re fortunate, you build a nice career, and you have these interesting moments, and I would not, looking back, trade any of them - ‘Red Tails,’ 12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Undercover Brother.’ (John Ridley Quotes) I’ve never been much of a European traveler. London once on a book tour, and Italy because that’s where Ferraris are from. That’s about it. (John Ridley Quotes) Fanboys are a creator’s blessing and curse. If a fanboy likes you, they love you. Obsessively. If you cross them with some plot point or story direction they reject, expect to be wholly and continually eviscerated across the Internet. (John Ridley Quotes) Governmental intervention and personal responsibility are not mutually exclusive issues, but they do frame a ‘do it ourselves’ vs. ‘what are you doing for us’ debate. For the black community, that’s a debate that’s been raging at least as far back as the W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington philosophical grudge matches. (John Ridley Quotes) The hypocrisy and false piety of the deniers aside, the relationships of gays have no effect on heteros. Especially all the heteros who’ve done such a marvelous job of debasing marriage on their own all these many years. (John Ridley Quotes) With comics, you don’t have to worry so much about budgetary constraints. In film and television, however fanciful you want to be, someone can come up to you and go, ‘Okay, this is going to cost X amount of dollars, and we only have so many days to film this.’ With graphic novels, you can have that alien invasion you’ve always wanted to see. (John Ridley Quotes) I’ve written films that are violent. I’m not big on sitting and watching violence. (John Ridley Quotes) There’s something very special about knowing what you want to do and knowing the story you want to tell, but finding it together. (John Ridley Quotes) I’ve no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers. (John Ridley Quotes) To this day, the only argument against Obama that critics can seem to come up with involves admitting he’s better than them - though they certainly season it with some racism. You know, he’s that lucky black man who actually appeals to the populace. He’s that elitist who got himself off food stamps and into Harvard. (John Ridley Quotes) If there are two kinds of people in the world - DC Comics people and Marvel Comics people - what kind am I? Well, to be honest... I’m a Wildstorm kinda guy. In the interest of full and fair disclosure, I write for Wildstorm. But even if I didn’t, I’d love what they do. No, seriously, I’d love their stuff. (John Ridley Quotes) I got a call saying that George Lucas wanted to meet me. Of all the phone calls I’ve received - Oliver Stone wants to meet you; Spike Lee wants to meet you - that was the one call I never in a million years thought was going to happen. (John Ridley Quotes) The thing about working in Hollywood is that, at some point, you really get tired of hearing how godless you are, and how if you and the rest of the heathens in Tinsel town would put more God-centric shows on TV, people wouldn’t be abandoning prime time in favor of their Bible study classes. (John Ridley Quotes) I don’t want an underachiever working on my car’s transmission. Why would I want someone regular sitting in the Oval Office? Sorry, give me somebody who has demonstrated a capacity to excel. (John Ridley Quotes) My kids will find me walking around the house talking to myself and think I’m going crazy. I like to read the scripts out loud and really get the rhythm for the dialogue. (John Ridley Quotes)

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