If you walk out of a movie that’s meant to be about race in our country, and you’re feeling good and happy, then that movie didn’t tell you all of the truth. It’s too big of an issue, and it’s too complicated for you to feel good. It’s something you should feel like you need to talk about. Justin Simien Read Quote
I think great movies do promote conversation, great movies are honest, and great movies are sometimes polarizing. Justin Simien Read Quote
I’m a lover of film and storytelling. I believe that I was put on earth to tell stories, and I’m not interested in telling the same stories over and over and over again. Justin Simien Read Quote
I tend to be collaborative, and I want to hear other people’s ideas. Especially with actors, I want them to feel like they can breathe life into their characters. Justin Simien Read Quote
Any time a black person has the audacity to tell everybody else that they’re also human beings, they are confronted with all kinds of malice and violence and ill will. It’s been that way since black people were brought to this country. Justin Simien Read Quote
I thought I was depressed because I wasn’t a writer/director. I moved into a space where I’m a writer/director, my movie is a hit at Sundance, I have a wonderful, loving boyfriend, and wow, I have financial stability. Why can’t I get out of bed still? Justin Simien Read Quote
I remember distinctly not seeing myself. I didn’t see myself in black culture, white culture, mass culture. Justin Simien Read Quote
