Ryan Coogler

To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a…

— Ryan Coogler

I think that when you're making a story... that's based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

— Ryan Coogler

Black-on-black crime is a massive human rights issue that's going on in America.

— Ryan Coogler

Something impacts me emotionally, art is a kind of outlet, and I figure it's the same for a lot of artists. The…

— Ryan Coogler

I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

— Ryan Coogler

In 2009, I went to Cannes with a short film in the Kodak emerging program at the American Pavilion.

— Ryan Coogler

I think a lot of the source of how people are treated depends on the fact if someone recognizes them as a…

— Ryan Coogler

I grew up with white friends, Asian friends - Vietnamese, Chinese, Pacific Islanders. I had Hispanic friends, not just Mexican friends, but…

— Ryan Coogler

I used to write in school a lot; I always liked it and used to write on my own, comic books, come…

— Ryan Coogler

As a filmmaker, like any artist, when something affects me emotionally I think about it in those terms. It's my way of…

— Ryan Coogler

If I hear about a tsunami that hit Asia, hundreds of people have lost their lives, and you see it and you…

— Ryan Coogler

What's important to me is offering perspectives into worlds that people don't often get to see. Do you know what I mean?…

— Ryan Coogler

I'm kind of a tech geek. With the camera work, I chose to shoot super 16, which has a real tactile feel.…

— Ryan Coogler

'Rocky' is an incredibly human story, and 'Creed' is very inspired by the Rocky lore, but there's something kind of profound in…

— Ryan Coogler

Before playing football, I didn't fit in anywhere. My parents didn't have a lot of money, which they spent on our education…

— Ryan Coogler

We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for…

— Ryan Coogler

I have real good parents. I have two brothers, and we got good educations. My parents didn't have a whole lot of…

— Ryan Coogler

Homicide through gun violence is the leading cause of death among young African American males in the United States. If people look…

— Ryan Coogler

My school was pretty much all African Americans, but it was still a little tough to be in because I didn't have…

— Ryan Coogler

I came up with this really crazy idea, this really small personal story that takes place in a universe that we are…

— Ryan Coogler

You never hear about a pit bull doing anything good in the media. And they have a stigma to them... and, in…

— Ryan Coogler

I've directed things that other people have written before, and I've written things and given them to other directors. So I'm very…

— Ryan Coogler

Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent…

— Ryan Coogler

There are so many people that don't come in contact with black men. Whether they live in a homogeneous area that's mostly…

— Ryan Coogler

Even reading my first bad review was an awesome experience. It was cool because you make something and not everybody's going to…

— Ryan Coogler

I kind of remember when I was young, I used to hang out with my dad sometimes. And I can remember just…

— Ryan Coogler