I love being entertained sure, but the movies that I live for, the movies that I buy and think about and stay in my mind are the movies that entertain me but leave me with something a little uncomfortable to grapple with in the lobby.
Sometimes identity can be your salvation. It can be liberating to find your place in the world, but at some point, identity can hold you back. - Justin Simien
Sometimes identity can be your salvation. It can be liberating to find your place in the world, but at some point, identity can hold you back.
- Justin Simien
I am more than a black guy. I am a person, I'm storyteller, I'm a son, I'm a friend, so I am all those things so it is frustrating to a degree to be … - Justin Simien
I am more than a black guy. I am a person, I'm storyteller, I'm a son, I'm a friend, so I am all those things so it is frustrating to a degree to be …
I love being entertained sure, but the movies that I live for, the movies that I buy and think about and stay in my mind are the movies that entertai… - Justin Simien
I love being entertained sure, but the movies that I live for, the movies that I buy and think about and stay in my mind are the movies that entertai…
I love films from all these different points of views that used the idea of the school as a way to talk about the American experience. It took me a w… - Justin Simien
I love films from all these different points of views that used the idea of the school as a way to talk about the American experience. It took me a w…
As a person of color, I was just really tired of the fact that I wasn't seeing my story in the culture. - Justin Simien
As a person of color, I was just really tired of the fact that I wasn't seeing my story in the culture.
America is a different country, and it will forever be a different country, after the election of Donald Trump. - Justin Simien
America is a different country, and it will forever be a different country, after the election of Donald Trump.
I have this natural thing in my head that when I sit down to write something serious, I tend to make jokes. I can't help it. I can't help but desire … - Justin Simien
I have this natural thing in my head that when I sit down to write something serious, I tend to make jokes. I can't help it. I can't help but desire …
As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with each one, on an individual basi… - Justin Simien
As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with each one, on an individual basi…
I love when scenes are intentionally and meticulously planned so we feel like this is a handcrafted scene that only works in this moment and this mov… - Justin Simien
I love when scenes are intentionally and meticulously planned so we feel like this is a handcrafted scene that only works in this moment and this mov…
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