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title: "2 Area Quotes By Ryan Coogler"
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> [There are so many people that don't come in contact with black men. Whether they live in a homogeneous area that's mostly white or whether they live in places where they don't have to come in contact with them. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/there-are-so-many-people-that-don-t-come-in-contact-with-black-men/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/ryan-coogler-23506_african-american_there-are-so-many-people-that-don-t-come_2281778.jpg)

> [Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent crime, interaction with the police is always intense. That's something you have to learn. My mom taught me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/coming-up-in-the-bay-area-and-being-african-american-in-a-city-that/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/ryan-coogler-23506_african_coming-up-in-the-bay-area-and-being-afri_2541298.jpg)

## Other authors on Area

## More by Ryan Coogler

> [Black-on-black crime is a massive human rights issue that's going on in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/black-on-black-crime-is-a-massive-human-rights-issue-that-s-going-on/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [I think a lot of the source of how people are treated depends on the fact if someone recognizes them as a human being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/i-think-a-lot-of-the-source-of-how-people-are-treated-depends-on-the/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 letting it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/rocky-is-an-incredibly-human-story-and-creed-is-very-inspired-by-the/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [Homicide through gun violence is the leading cause of death among young African American males in the United States. If people look a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/homicide-through-gun-violence-is-the-leading-cause-of-death-among/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/i-think-that-when-youre-making-a-story-thats-based-on-somebody-the/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [I kind of remember when I was young, I used to hang out with my dad sometimes. And I can remember just following him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/i-kind-of-remember-when-i-was-young-i-used-to-hang-out-with-my-dad/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 versatile in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/i-ve-directed-things-that-other-people-have-written-before-and-i-ve/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [I came up with this really crazy idea, this really small personal story that takes place in a universe that we are familiar with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/i-came-up-with-this-really-crazy-idea-this-really-small-personal/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/my-school-was-pretty-much-all-african-americans-but-it-was-still-a/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/i-think-that-when-you-re-making-a-story-that-s-based-on-somebody-the/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [In 2009, I went to Cannes with a short film in the Kodak emerging program at the American Pavilion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/in-2009-i-went-to-cannes-with-a-short-film-in-the-kodak-emerging/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for whatever reason,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/we-look-at-the-african-american-community-for-a-long-time-those-of-us/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 like it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/even-reading-my-first-bad-review-was-an-awesome-experience-it-was/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 dealing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/as-a-filmmaker-like-any-artist-when-something-affects-me-emotionally/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

> [If I hear about a tsunami that hit Asia, hundreds of people have lost their lives, and you see it and you hear about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/if-i-hear-about-a-tsunami-that-hit-asia-hundreds-of-people-have-lost/)

[Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/)

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