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> [But at the end of the day, the lottery of birth shouldn't determine your value to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/but-at-the-end-of-the-day-the-lottery-of-birth-shouldn-t-determine/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

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## More by Rick Famuyiwa

> [Media has become a way that we think about our history. And the media moments are, for better or worse, how we contextualize our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/media-has-become-a-way-that-we-think-about-our-history-and-the-media/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [I'm not as cocky as I used to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-m-not-as-cocky-as-i-used-to-be/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/now-being-41-and-looking-back-on-my-career-it-became-natural-for-me/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-ve-been-a-fan-of-wendell-pierce-for-a-very-long-time-he-was-in-one/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/we-re-a-country-of-many-different-cultures-and-that-s-always-what-has/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a national stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/we-all-would-shudder-if-what-we-did-no-matter-what-in-our-20s-and/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [In high school, I was into a lot of different stuff, and I did ride skateboards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/in-high-school-i-was-into-a-lot-of-different-stuff-and-i-did-ride/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/the-thing-you-gotta-understand-about-l-a-is-that-everything-is/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [For me growing up when hip hop was forming and maturing and coming into its own, I just felt I was a part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/for-me-growing-up-when-hip-hop-was-forming-and-maturing-and-coming/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [Maybe I'm more suited to making small independent films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/maybe-i-m-more-suited-to-making-small-independent-films/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [When I wrote 'High Stakes,' I followed the classical format. I wrote an outline first, then a first draft, then got feedback and rewrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/when-i-wrote-high-stakes-i-followed-the-classical-format-i-wrote-an/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/people-come-to-l-a-and-they-expect-to-see-a-ghetto-like-the-projects/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/inglewood-is-a-microcosm-of-los-angeles-it-s-a-city-by-the-airport-it/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-loved-films-like-when-harry-met-sally-and-annie-hall-but-these-were/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

> [I can understand being in such a public place and having your intimate private life examined.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-can-understand-being-in-such-a-public-place-and-having-your/)

[Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/)

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