First, you have stereotypes, and that will be the black drug dealer, the east Asian kung fu master, the Middle Eastern terrorist in 'True Lies.' Then you have stuff that takes place on culturally specific terrain, that engages with it, but actually subverts assumptions. 'Smashes' stereotypes. That's where I've come into the game.
There's this thing, something in the water in America that is so intoxicating as well, that's like your dreams can come true. You can have it all. Yo… - Riz Ahmed
There's this thing, something in the water in America that is so intoxicating as well, that's like your dreams can come true. You can have it all. Yo…
- Riz Ahmed
I think creativity is something that best happens when you have clear parameters. If you're not confined by anything then it's meaningless. You've go… - Riz Ahmed
I think creativity is something that best happens when you have clear parameters. If you're not confined by anything then it's meaningless. You've go…
It's crazy how we always hate the things closest to us. - Riz Ahmed
It's crazy how we always hate the things closest to us.
Bandwagons roll through our lives. Its up to you whether you jump on them unquestioningly or jump on them to overturn them and subvert them. - Riz Ahmed
Bandwagons roll through our lives. Its up to you whether you jump on them unquestioningly or jump on them to overturn them and subvert them.
The racism in South Asia is the most specific racism in the world. It's like racism against a slightly different language group. It's like micro-raci… - Riz Ahmed
The racism in South Asia is the most specific racism in the world. It's like racism against a slightly different language group. It's like micro-raci…
You know my parents, man, they're just the most loving, encouraging... They're like those people who define themselves through their role as parents … - Riz Ahmed
You know my parents, man, they're just the most loving, encouraging... They're like those people who define themselves through their role as parents …
No-one gets a job at 16 and stays in it until 60 any more; we're connected to more people simultaneously than ever before, whether online or on our p… - Riz Ahmed
No-one gets a job at 16 and stays in it until 60 any more; we're connected to more people simultaneously than ever before, whether online or on our p…
I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film… - Riz Ahmed
I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film…
I have always been restless, had a lot of energy. - Riz Ahmed
I have always been restless, had a lot of energy.
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