It’s a no-win situation with politics; it’s always going to be stressful. I’m more into the comedy of life. Jordan Peele Read Quote
As kids, there’s somehow the fear that these bullies can end your life if they want to. Everything is blown up, and occasionally that kind of awful thing does happen. Jordan Peele Read Quote
Nobody wants to see sketch comedy that’s the same sketch they’ve seen time and time again, or that’s just a rehash of that thing. Jordan Peele Read Quote
As a black man, sometimes you can’t tell if what you’re seeing has underlying bigotry, or it’s a normal conversation and you’re being paranoid. That dynamic in itself is unsettling. I admit sometimes I see race and racism when its not there. Jordan Peele Read Quote
In the Trump era, it’s way more obvious extreme racism exists. But there are still a lot of people who think, ‘We don’t have a racist bone in our bodies.’ We have to face the racism in ourselves. Jordan Peele Read Quote
I’d been taught from an early age that I was in the ‘other’ category on the standardized tests. You know, I had to go down the checklist – Caucasian, African-American, Latino, Asian-Pacific Islander, and then, you know, at the bottom is other. So, you know, very early on I was taught, in a way, that I was somehow this anomaly. Jordan Peele Read Quote
New York is about as cosmopolitan as it gets. It’s a fairly mixed and woke town, so there weren’t a lot of situations growing up where I felt like the outsider or the alien. Jordan Peele Read Quote
I think the majority of police are really good people and really good at their jobs, but that doesn’t change the fact that with any interaction I have with them, I’m viewed as a potential threat. Jordan Peele Read Quote
I think, before Obama, there was a glass ceiling. That’s a big change. As a president, I think he was the best. I felt like I could trust his judgment, and he’d take a measured, empathetic approach. I don’t see there ever being another Barack Obama. Jordan Peele Read Quote
