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 Read Quote
Writing a screenplay needs to be more than words on a page – and by the way, I think the words on the page are something you have to try to execute on the highest level you can; I’m not dismissing that by any regard. John Ridley Read Quote
Why do we cling to bigotry? Because bigotry, plainly, is convenient. It is a near-effortless way to both elevate one’s stature and make a pity grab in this culture of victims that we have become. John Ridley Read Quote
With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to ‘We the People,’ not ‘They the Politicians.’ John Ridley Read Quote
Being of color in America by no means amounts to a constant barrage of negativity. However, unlike being white, being of color means one’s race is a constant issue. John Ridley Read Quote
I love graphic novels – I love reading them, I enjoyed writing them, I would love to go back and do them again. I hope I’m savvy enough to do them in the right way. John Ridley Read Quote
If some of us can get an Oscar for extolling that it’s hard out there for a pimp, why can’t others of us admonish: ‘Then quit acting like a pimp’? John Ridley Read Quote
Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning in America. John Ridley Read Quote
I still have my first ‘Black Lightning’ that I got way back in the day, and my first ‘Steel.’ And I proudly display those comics, by the way. I have a lot of comics, but those are among the ones that mean the most to me. John Ridley Read Quote
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 Read Quote
