Salim Akil

Women want you to feel that you're just as attracted to them today as you were when you first met them, and…

— Salim Akil

I always feel like, whatever job I direct, whether it be a movie or whole season of 'The Game,' I just fall…

— Salim Akil

Jefferson Pierce is the epitome of what black men are: He loves his wife, his children, and the community.

— Salim Akil

What I saw in Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce, even the villains, are aspects of myself.

— Salim Akil

If anyone sees anything in 'Black Lightning' that seems foreign to them, then they haven't been paying attention. This is a uniquely…

— Salim Akil

I came up seeing what a lot of young brothers see in this world, and you learn to deal with people with…

— Salim Akil

I know and understand the result of extreme violence in my own life, in my friends' lives, and so I know what…

— Salim Akil

Like anyone else in television, I like to explore my life experience. And I don't think African-American artists see doing shows or…

— Salim Akil

Often, African-Americans' work is accepted as if we did something artistic by happenstance. It's almost like, 'They make TV shows the same…

— Salim Akil

No matter how happy and peaceful you can be at a certain time, you always have this - at least, I do…

— Salim Akil

I don't walk around all the time thinking of myself as African American, but oftentimes in Hollywood, you are reminded of that…

— Salim Akil

We all want to make money and have a good life. But if your passion is writing, and you want to write…

— Salim Akil

A lot of African Americans, especially men, deal with this as a part of life. I've been pulled over by the police…

— Salim Akil

It's one thing to be a comic book fan, but when you have to create a character and put him in a…

— Salim Akil

When you're given a certain amount of power - like, you're a writer and an employed writer, and you put pen to…

— Salim Akil

There are so many families who do not come up in a traditional household. African Americans, Latins, and, I'm sure, whites as…

— Salim Akil

I think that people in America, unfortunately or fortunately, are just discovering different aspects of the humanity of African-American people. And so…

— Salim Akil

In popular culture, there is this notion that African-American men and women can't get together, and we're having these issues. I think…

— Salim Akil

When you see a superhero that looks like you and lives in and fights in a neighborhood that is sort of like…

— Salim Akil

If you bury me in a grave, don't ever come visit - because you won't find me there. You'll find me in…

— Salim Akil

It doesn't make sense to constantly talk about the lack of diversity in Hollywood. We all know it's there. My wife and…

— Salim Akil

I always approach storytelling with the idea that the audience will get it. They understand almost better than we do, because they…

— Salim Akil

Most guys have to go through this: When do you separate yourself from your friends? Some of them are going to go…

— Salim Akil

I was determined to make a movie - about families and a love story - that black women would be proud to…

— Salim Akil