“I've been taught through life experience that, like, I'd better open m...” — Justin Simien Quote

“I've been taught through life experience that, like, I'd better open my mouth and quickly define myself in a new space and with new people because, if I don't, I will be defined.”

“The thing about TV is you kind of have an endless canvas. You can always keep going.”

“In the press, there's this desire for the black audience to be this monolithic thing that always responds to the same stars. That's a really reductive way of looking at the black audience.”

“You need to define yourself in the marketplace.”

“I wouldn't define myself as the girl from 'Pulp Fiction.'”

“I've always believed that the things middle class families struggle with around their kitchen tables should define my work in Washington.”