It’s called ‘Dear White People,’ but really, it’s about these black characters and how they are involved or not involved in a racial scandal in ways that might surprise them and others, right? Justin Simien Read Quote
The downside of doing a multi-protagonist movie is that you don’t get to service each character as you would if they were the central protagonist of the movie. Justin Simien Read Quote
I never quite lived up to the image of the black man as I saw it growing up. I was never listening to the right music at the right time or wearing the right clothes at the right time. I was still listening to Michael Jackson, and everyone had sort of moved on to gangster rap. Alanis Morissette when everyone else was listening to En Vogue. Justin Simien Read Quote
I want the Latino ‘Do the Right Thing’ to happen. I want filmmakers whose voices are not represented to get a shot. Justin Simien Read Quote
One of the things that I love about Robert Altman’s movies is that, really, a Robert Altman movie is just a bunch of short films about various people told at the same time. Justin Simien Read Quote
Balance, I think, and self-care is something I want people to really take to heart. Justin Simien Read Quote
It’s not new to attempt to vilify the minority that speaks about their oppression. That’s not a new thing. Justin Simien Read Quote
I see racism as institutional: the rules are different for me because I’m black. It’s not necessarily someone’s specific attitude against me; it’s just the fact that I, as a black man, have a much harder time making an art-house movie and getting it released than a white person does about their very white point of view. That’s racism. Justin Simien Read Quote
I was blessed enough to know that I wanted to be a filmmaker when I was a kid, the first time I realized that that was something people did for a living. Justin Simien Read Quote
