As a filmmaker‚ like any artist‚ when something affects me emotionally I think about it in those terms. It's my way of dealing with my thoughts‚ my f…

- Ryan Coogler

To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a real person.

- Ryan Coogler

I think a lot of the source of how people are treated depends on the fact if someone recognizes them as a human being or not, you know what I mean?

- Ryan Coogler

Something impacts me emotionally, art is a kind of outlet, and I figure it's the same for a lot of artists. The way my mind deals with things is cine…

- Ryan Coogler

I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

- Ryan Coogler

Homicide through gun violence is the leading cause of death among young African American males in the United States. If people look a certain way the…

- Ryan Coogler

My school was pretty much all African Americans, but it was still a little tough to be in because I didn't have a lot of money. And when I came back …

- Ryan Coogler