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“I think the traditional stereotypes are loaded in institutional racism.”
“A lot of times, the people who have the confidence to say, 'I don't know what the rules are, so I'm just going to do what I want,' are the most exciting people.”
“I listened to this book, 'The Beauty Myth,' about how beauty standards are messing with women in Western society, and I was like, 'I don't know this.' I have no idea, and I don't pretend to, but now I'm more aware of it because I've engaged on that frequency.”
“I think diverse stories are just stories. I don't think 'diverse' is an add-on package. Things that are not diverse are weird because that's not accurate.”
“Sometimes I'll work in America, sometimes I'll work in England. What's important is fulfilment. I just want to tell stories.”
“I go to Uganda, I can't speak the language. In India, I'm black. In the black community, I'm dark-skinned. In America, I'm British.”
“I think the word 'diverse' is a cancerous word because it's life. It's a PC way of saying 'non-white,' and it ultimately suggests that white is the standard.”
“I think the 'sunken place' - that term is what I hear when I'm just casually living my life. People say it around me. Not because they're around me; they're saying it because it articulated a state of mind. Lil Wayne's rapped about it.”
“Giggs is the realest.”
“I go to music festivals, and people want to talk to me about racism. I'm like, 'Bro, I'm trying to have fun!'”
“Writing can be really lonely, and I find that bit difficult. I'd rather be around my people, getting ideas.”
“I hope people listen to black people more. You'd be surprised how little people listen to black people when it comes to racial issues. It's weird.”
“I like three-dimensional characters - it's just more interesting when you get on set.”
“'Diverse' shouldn't be an actionable thing - it should just be.”
“Some black women hug me and walk away. A lot of black men talk about dating white women and how they've been there, too. People open up about their racial experiences. I feel like I'm a walking therapy session. It's quite intense. But it means a lot to people.”
“'A Prophet' is one of my favorite films of all time.”
“Being young, working class, and black, everything you do is policed. If someone hits you and you hit back, you are aggressive. If you cry, you are weak. You are kind of always pretending to be something.”
“Usually I do a job, and, like, two weeks later, it disappears and is replaced with something else, but 'Get Out' kept growing and growing and growing, and it keeps taking me to rooms I could never get in before.”
“I love comedy. I don't think there's enough comedy on stage.”
“I have to own the fact that I'm a black man - that's why I did 'Black Panther' and 'Widows' because if I play the industry game, I lose.”