I wanted to try and change the idea of what we call mainstream. So many times what we call mainstream is upper middle class white suburbia. And anything outside of that is considered niche. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I think the trick is to understand that universal isn't defined by a singular way of being. We don't have to somehow accept universal as being middle class, or white, or whatever it may be. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Media has become a way that we think about our history. And the media moments are, for better or worse, how we contextualize our… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
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… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
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… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
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… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a national stage. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
In high school, I was into a lot of different stuff, and I did ride skateboards. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
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. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
For me growing up when hip hop was forming and maturing and coming into its own, I just felt I was a part of… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
When I wrote 'High Stakes,' I followed the classical format. I wrote an outline first, then a first draft, then got feedback and rewrote… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
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… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
