All films are a challenge and they are a harder challenge when dealing with characters of color. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I was a political science major before I transferred into film school. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
When I watch films and it becomes just about the reference and not necessarily a flow with how people naturally speak, that's… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
In many ways, a teaser trailer these days has just become a short version of the full-length trailer, as opposed to something… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I always say it's hard to cast an African-American film sometimes because those kinds of actors just aren't out there. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a coming-of-age film, or something about growing up, like 'The Wonder Years,' 'Stand By Me' or 'Diner.' — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Why is it when a woman makes a film or a movie stars a female cast it is labeled women-centric because it… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
In many ways the film business is behind what's going on culturally. We are a world that is becoming more diverse and… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
When you're young, you sort of have an idea that this is how it's always gonna be as a filmmaker. And then… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I think 'The Wood' was probably more concerned with the parts of Inglewood that aren't usually seen on film - the areas… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
It was titled 'Confirmation' very purposefully. I wanted the film to be about that process - about how Judge Thomas and Anita… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I loved films like 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'Annie Hall,' but these were very specific, white Manhattan experiences. You don't see… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Media has become a way that we think about our history. And the media moments are, for better or worse, how we contextualize our… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
Now being 41 and looking back on my career... It became natural for me to revisit Inglewood and to revisit the coming-of-age movie, but… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
I've been a fan of Wendell Pierce for a very long time. He was in one of my early movies and he brings such… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
We're a country of many different cultures, and that's always what has made this country stand out. It almost feels like making diverse movies… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a national stage. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
In high school, I was into a lot of different stuff, and I did ride skateboards. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
The thing you gotta understand about L.A. is that everything is suburbia. Los Angeles isn't set up like San Francisco or New York. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
For me growing up when hip hop was forming and maturing and coming into its own, I just felt I was a part of… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
When I wrote 'High Stakes,' I followed the classical format. I wrote an outline first, then a first draft, then got feedback and rewrote… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
People come to L.A. and they expect to see a ghetto like the projects, but that's not the way it's set up. Inglewood, in… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
Inglewood is a microcosm of Los Angeles. It's a city by the airport. It's the first city when you're coming into L.A., and the… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
I loved films like 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'Annie Hall,' but these were very specific, white Manhattan experiences. You don't see a single… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
I can understand being in such a public place and having your intimate private life examined. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share
