Rick Famuyiwa

“I think the younger generation's view on race is slightly more evolved. It's a category far down on the list of how they see themselves.”

“I feel like geek is about obsession. I feel like I geek out on certain things and that just means it's a mad devotion or obsession to something.”

“We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a national stage.”

“Magic has lived an extraordinary life as a champion athlete, passionate activist, and highly successful entrepreneur. The impact of Magic's life on the game of basketball and beyond is undeniable.”

“You might go into 'Dope' feeling you already know what this movie is because, all right, there's kids, they're from Inglewood, oh, it's drugs.”

“Gangs are a part of living in Los Angeles, but you can exist in Inglewood or Culver City or anywhere else, without joining one.”

“I'm a first-generation American. My parents are from Nigeria. I had this weird last name that looked Japanese, and then people would see me and go, 'Oh. You're not Japanese.'”

“'Black cinema' I don't even know what that means. It's just cinema. When Paul Thomas Anderson makes a movie, we don't just say it's 'white cinema.'”

“I'm not as cocky as I used to be.”

“I met Forest Whitaker on 'Our Family Wedding' and we struck up a real bond and friendship.”

“We live lives that aren't broken into neat three-act structures. On any given day anything can happen, from the hilarious to tragic. So why can't my movies be like that?”

“You can't control where you are born, and when you're growing up, until you've seen something else, you're just living your life.”

“Inglewood for me was where I really found my voice found sort of the core group of friends that I still have to today.”

“I felt like I was Ferris Bueller. I wanted to be those kids in 'The Breakfast Club.'”

“I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria.”

“I was in high school and college as hip-hop was really sort of coming into its own as a, you know, creative force, as a sort of cultural voice. And it really spoke to me.”

“When you're young, you sort of have an idea that this is how it's always gonna be as a filmmaker. And then you have the ups and downs of trying to get your art created in an industry that doesn't traditionally make films with you and people that look like you behind the camera.”

“I can understand being in such a public place and having your intimate private life examined.”

“Ultimately we're all moving towards a time when the races will be more and more mixed and we will all be brown to some extent.”

“I want 'Flash' to reflect the world we live in.”