I used to get worried about writing a love song, because everyone else is doing them, and there are already enough of them out there. But I came to realize that there’s a reason for that: Love is powerful, one of the most powerful emotions there is. Boots Riley Read Quote
Any collective action is made up of individuals who one day decided not to sit and watch anymore. Boots Riley Read Quote
The truth is, every movie is a message movie. It’s just that most movies have messages that are in lock step with the status quo. Boots Riley Read Quote
I have a problem with superheroes in general because, politically, superheroes are cops. Superheroes work with the government to uphold the law. And who do the laws work for? Boots Riley Read Quote
With a movie, you have the power of putting out an idea about the world and for people to take it seriously. Boots Riley Read Quote
We all – even at a base level, even a Republican – understand that the people with the money are the ones with the power. We all learn that. Boots Riley Read Quote
You can’t get much done by yourself. Speaking as someone who made a movie – and it took hundreds of people to make it happen – I can say that. Boots Riley Read Quote
There’s this zeitgeist happening, and people are more open to ‘Sorry to Bother You’ being a hit with ‘Get Out’ being out there. But that zeitgeist is also happening because of the movements going back to Occupy and Black Lives Matter. Usually, film is years behind. It just so happens that, this time, everything is lining up. Boots Riley Read Quote
The crux of our power isn’t only in our voice. It is in our economic function in society. Boots Riley Read Quote
