“The Box would not play 'Takin' These' because we had a scene where we ...” — Boots Riley Quote

“The Box would not play 'Takin' These' because we had a scene where we were taking furniture out of Rockefeller's mansion and giving the stuff out on the street for free.”

“Many people feel that unions aren't militant enough for them and don't do anything.”

“I've gotten stopped for reckless eyeballing, for staring too hard. These officers think they're Tarzan and this is a jungle, that all the animals need to be tamed.”

“What I think of as a mistake might be something that does really well at the box office, so I'm my own harshest critic - as we all are, really.”

“I was told as a teenager I'd never box again. I had a really bad wrist injury; I couldn't even shadow box for six months. I went through surgery just to try and manage it.”

“I want to be an artist you cannot categorize at all. You can't put a box around me. You can't put anything around me.”