Knowing what you want is not a shortcoming. Let people deal with their own anxieties. Dee Rees Read Quote
Art makes you see people as individual, unique human beings. Art, in that way, allows us to see each other in particulate, as opposed to in aggregate. Dee Rees Read Quote
I kept getting offered all this young adult stuff. I don’t want to keep telling teen coming-of-age stories! Dee Rees Read Quote
Having to stake out your identity and have people question whether or not you’re being yourself was a tension that I could relate to. Dee Rees Read Quote
For ‘Pariah,’ people were surprised Kim Wayans was there, but comedians have a dark streak; they’re comedians for a reason. Dee Rees Read Quote
There’s a line that runs between everyone and their ancestors, and you cannot sever that. Maybe disassociate from those ideas but not how you are connected to them. But, you can realise how you’ve benefited and change how you raise your kids. Dee Rees Read Quote
Actors need to know why they’re saying what they’re saying, more than just learning their lines. Dee Rees Read Quote
