“Basically, the system works to my disadvantage for no other reason tha...” — Justin Simien Quote

“Basically, the system works to my disadvantage for no other reason than that I am a person of color, and I am telling stories about people of color.”

“The way Hollywood and TV is, black people don't have any choice but to see ourselves in white-dominated television shows and stories and movies.”

“One of the things that I love about Robert Altman's movies is that, really, a Robert Altman movie is just a bunch of short films about various people told at the same time.”

“With a lot of these social realist films, the first thing you do is drain the color.”

“Summer is the perfect time to go for bursts of color, like a big beaded necklace.”

“I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character - not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I don't think the political process could actually handle that.”