Not only does Hollywood make money – it seems to make better movies during recessions. I’m sure a lot of studio executives wish we could have one every year. John Ridley Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
There are some individuals who look at graphic novels as ‘canon,’ and they cannot change in any way, shape or form, and that’s what makes them in some ways good fans. John Ridley Read Quote
Even I haven’t downed enough L.A. Kool-Aid to believe that somehow Hollywood movies are an overt instrument of morality. John Ridley Read Quote
Quite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation. John Ridley Read Quote
I’ve written films that are violent. I’m not big on sitting and watching violence. John Ridley Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Much as banks don’t care where your money’s coming from, the Electoral College is all ‘don’t ask, don’t care’ when it comes to votes. John Ridley Read Quote
I’m John the Fourth, so I think there’s a lot of things in life that have been truly handed to me by the hard work and the pain of others. John Ridley Read Quote
