Often, films about people with disabilities are from the outside looking in. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
All too often, white documentary filmmakers are the ones telling the stories of people of color. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Imagine that you're a gay man and you're spending all your time with people who believe you are possessed by the devil. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I'm not an activist at all. I'm a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I have learned that the hardest part of campaigning for tolerance and justice is encouraging people to look at their own selves,… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Owen [Suskind], in a sense, grew up on a diet of myth and fable, and has become an expert on their themes,… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
The musicians are good and their music is catchy - it pulls the kids in in droves. Mike Bickle admitted to me… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I think many Dutch just don't know the history of Black Pete, that he is rooted in slavery, and how he was… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
The Academy just reflects Hollywood. And until we break those barriers, until we have African-American or minority studio executives, 'til we have… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Zwarte Piet, or 'Black Pete,' is a relic from slavery. It is something that should have long been eliminated, and it's very… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I realized that Owen [Suskind] is completely brilliant, because he embraced and memorized all these classic Disney films - these fables that… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I both didn't know Owen [Suskind] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem,… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
When I first saw a White Dutch person dressed up as Black Pete, I was both sickened and shocked. It's hard to… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
When I was filming 'Prudence' in Zimbabwe, I noticed the hold fundamentalist Christianity had on sub-Saharan Africa. So I thought I'd like… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I can't believe that I'm sitting in meetings with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Annette Bening. I want to take on that responsibility to… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being an outcast… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
I didn't have a lot of exposure to films as a kid, and I never went to the cinema. I had a single mom… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
While shooting in Uganda in 2011, the conservative evangelical pastors I was filming - the most ardent supporters of the country's now infamous Anti-Homosexuality… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
I grew up in a Southern Baptist-style church with a choir, a band, and music, but I've been asking myself my whole life, 'Why… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
My mother worked as a maid, cleaning the fraternity dorm of the local college. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
As Mike Bickle said to me, there is a spiritual battle going on in the world, and he believes that in America marriage between… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
I agree that Scott Lively is marginal, and that is exactly why evangelicals must not let him speak for them. But in Uganda, Scott… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
Racism is a global problem and it is as damaging to Whites as it is to non-Whites. Everyone must fight against it. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
I both didn't know Owen [Suskind] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem, because he… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
I grew up in the church, and I went into the production of 'God Loves Uganda' intending to raise awareness of the abuse of… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
I began filming 'God Loves Uganda' by first meeting some of the Ugandan and American missionaries who have helped create Uganda's evangelical movement. They… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
Even after I won the Oscar, my phone did not ring. No one called me to fund films or offer projects. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
While growing up, I lived in my own fantasy world. I had kind of a rough childhood, so I created my own reality. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share
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![“I realized that Owen [Suskind] is completely brilliant, because he embraced and memorized all these classic Disney films - these fables that chronicle the hero's journey, and have existed for thousands of years. Owen, in a sense, grew up on a diet of myth and fable, and has become an expert on…” quote by Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/274/roger-ross-williams-5118_brilliant_i-realized-that-owen-suskind-is-complete_1670757.jpg)
![“I both didn't know Owen [Suskind] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem, because he participated in the writing of the book and wanted people to see him as he truly is. As far as the cameras, Owen lives in the moment and the cameras…” quote by Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3b3/roger-ross-williams-5118_autistic_i-both-didn-t-know-owen-suskind-beforeha_133749.jpg)
