It’s always kind of gratifying to go back to the place that launched you and show you did good. Justin Simien Read Quote
Usually, with ‘Star Trek,’ you always trust the captain. The captains are always going to pull us through; the captain’s always going to win. Justin Simien Read Quote
Racism is over in the ‘Star Trek’ future, but they found a way to comment on sexism and racism in the present day in such a subversive and smart way, you know? Justin Simien Read Quote
I think art is much more valuable when it’s honest. If it’s not honest, it’s just propaganda. Justin Simien Read Quote
If I just wanted to put clean, perfect images of black people on the screen for an hour and a half, first of all, there are other people already doing that, and they’re making a lot of money doing it. Justin Simien Read Quote
I definitely have fun commenting on the real world and interpreting through the ‘Dear White People’ lens. Justin Simien Read Quote
America is a different country, and it will forever be a different country after the election of Donald Trump. Justin Simien Read Quote
My thing is to try to tell the truth as honestly as possible. For me, the weight is, how can I tell the truth through fiction, the best that I can? Justin Simien Read Quote
Every movie has the thing it’s about, and then, deep down, it has this thing that it’s really about. ‘Star Wars’ is not really about a space opera, action, and the galactic quest. It’s about self-doubt. Justin Simien Read Quote
Hollywood is a world where the only thing that gets green-lit is something that made money the last year. Justin Simien Read Quote
