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> [I remember when someone told me phones were going to have cameras on them, and I thought that was the dumbest idea I'd ever heard. Why would you want a camera on your phone? But as we see the impact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/i-remember-when-someone-told-me-phones-were-going-to-have-cameras-on/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

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## More by Arthur Jafa

> [I have a very simple mantra and it's this: I want to make black cinema with the power, beauty, and alienation of black music.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/i-have-a-very-simple-mantra-and-it-s-this-i-want-to-make-black-cinema/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [It's a muscle that everybody needs to develop: the ability to see themselves in someone else's circumstances without having to paint that person white,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/it-s-a-muscle-that-everybody-needs-to-develop-the-ability-to-see/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [I'm always making things, and I have this ongoing practice of compelling stuff that strikes me. Over the course of my life doing this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/i-m-always-making-things-and-i-have-this-ongoing-practice-of/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [The problem with black cinema in its current form is on the one hand it is the only game in town; it's a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/the-problem-with-black-cinema-in-its-current-form-is-on-the-one-hand/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [I've pushed myself to push toward things that disturb me. I've developed a habit of recording these things because these things often disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/i-ve-pushed-myself-to-push-toward-things-that-disturb-me-i-ve/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/to-me-not-every-black-filmmaker-who-is-making-black-films-is-trying/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [Most of what we see are white people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/most-of-what-we-see-are-white-people/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [I don't see race. I don't see color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/i-don-t-see-race-i-don-t-see-color/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [I'll try to record the spiritual quality of the things that strike me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/i-ll-try-to-record-the-spiritual-quality-of-the-things-that-strike-me/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

> [I remember when someone told me phones were going to have cameras on them, and I thought that was the dumbest idea I'd ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-jafa/i-remember-when-someone-told-me-phones-were-going-to-have-cameras-on/)

[Arthur Jafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-jafa/)

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