Someone told me once that I'm worse than a dog, I'm the scum of the earth, so for me it was draining.

- Roger Ross Williams

I'm not an activist at all. I'm a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story.

- Roger Ross Williams

I mentioned before, these [classic Disney films] are classic mythological tales, a hero's journey, and have been told for thousands of years. Disney …

- Roger Ross Williams

Owen [Suskind], in a sense, grew up on a diet of myth and fable, and has become an expert on their themes, which contain a moral guide that connects …

- Roger Ross Williams

It is our stories [classic Disney films] that make us human - so Owen [Suskind] has become an expert in what connects us and makes us human. That got…

- Roger Ross Williams

The relationship between a director and an editor in documentaries is so important.

- Roger Ross Williams

Zwarte Piet, or 'Black Pete,' is a relic from slavery. It is something that should have long been eliminated, and it's very insulting to black Dutch …

- Roger Ross Williams

There is much institutionalized racism in The Netherlands and the non-White population is just now beginning to fight for their rights.

- Roger Ross Williams

While growing up, I lived in my own fantasy world. I had kind of a rough childhood, so I created my own reality.

- Roger Ross Williams