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> [That existential crisis is something you rarely see portrayed by black characters; the idea that people think about their own existence and that they have hopes and dreams is taken away from people of color in their representation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/that-existential-crisis-is-something-you-rarely-see-portrayed-by/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

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## More by Boots Riley

> [Making movies seemed so impossible as far as getting my ideas funded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/making-movies-seemed-so-impossible-as-far-as-getting-my-ideas-funded/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [I think it's important for us not just to edit the culture that capitalism creates but to create the material basis for a culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/i-think-it-s-important-for-us-not-just-to-edit-the-culture-that/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [The tech world is not a new phenomenon; it's a new era.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/the-tech-world-is-not-a-new-phenomenon-it-s-a-new-era/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/what-i-m-trying-to-do-is-make-music-that-people-relate-to-that-talks/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [I thought my parents were always having card parties - and they were - but they were actually also having meetings to organize people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/i-thought-my-parents-were-always-having-card-parties-and-they-were/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [Going to school in San Francisco, you're not going to meet as many people that are making films as you would if you went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/going-to-school-in-san-francisco-you-re-not-going-to-meet-as-many/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [What I like about music is that you make a song, you've got your ideas in it, and people make that song part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/what-i-like-about-music-is-that-you-make-a-song-you-ve-got-your-ideas/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [What first got me involved in politics was being 14, and a youth organizer comes to my house with a van full of 14…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/what-first-got-me-involved-in-politics-was-being-14-and-a-youth/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [I think most people would love for us to be a socialist society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/i-think-most-people-would-love-for-us-to-be-a-socialist-society/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [A lot of organizers tell me that while they are making signs or doing whatever they do, they are listening to the Coup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/a-lot-of-organizers-tell-me-that-while-they-are-making-signs-or-doing/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [When we were doing shows in the mid-'90s, the audiences were 95% black. What's happened now is the gentrification of hip-hop. A lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/when-we-were-doing-shows-in-the-mid-90s-the-audiences-were-95-black/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [You make art, you make it from what you know, and that's the best way to make art. You get lost in the details…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/you-make-art-you-make-it-from-what-you-know-and-that-s-the-best-way/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [If the only time you bang the drum is when it's time to get someone elected, and you don't get involved in a mass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/if-the-only-time-you-bang-the-drum-is-when-it-s-time-to-get-someone/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [The Coup does not support the American flag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/the-coup-does-not-support-the-american-flag/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

> [I'm not a classically trained composer, and I can't sing very well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/i-m-not-a-classically-trained-composer-and-i-can-t-sing-very-well/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

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