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title: "2 Directors Make Quotes By Jordan Peele"
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> [You hear it said time and time again by successful directors: You have to make a movie for yourself. Don't make it for anyone else. My style of filmmaking happens to be give the audience what they know they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/you-hear-it-said-time-and-time-again-by-successful-directors-you-have/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

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> [You hear it said time and time again by successful directors: You have to make a movie for yourself. Don't make it for anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/you-hear-it-said-time-and-time-again-by-successful-directors-you-have-2/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

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## More by Jordan Peele

> [I was raised that emotion was a good thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-was-raised-that-emotion-was-a-good-thing/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I love dipping into worlds at a fast and furious pace. A little glimpse allows the audience to put together the rest of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-love-dipping-into-worlds-at-a-fast-and-furious-pace-a-little/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I think, before Obama, there was a glass ceiling. That's a big change. As a president, I think he was the best. I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-think-before-obama-there-was-a-glass-ceiling-that-s-a-big-change-as/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [You can track elections by who was playing that president on 'SNL' at that time. There's the theory that the more likable or charismatic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/you-can-track-elections-by-who-was-playing-that-president-on-snl-at/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [We go to the theater to be entertained, but if what is left after you watch the movie is a sort of eye-opening perspective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/we-go-to-the-theater-to-be-entertained-but-if-what-is-left-after-you/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I didn't know my father very well; I only met him a few times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-didn-t-know-my-father-very-well-i-only-met-him-a-few-times/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I am a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino, who takes time to figure out what his next movie is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-am-a-huge-fan-of-quentin-tarantino-who-takes-time-to-figure-out/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I'm a true believer in story. I think when you just tell people to think, people tend to get resistant and defensive and feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-m-a-true-believer-in-story-i-think-when-you-just-tell-people-to/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [The world has wanted me to speak differently than I speak. You know, I speak like my mom; I speak like, you know, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/the-world-has-wanted-me-to-speak-differently-than-i-speak-you-know-i/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [The power of story and the power of a well-crafted film or television show is really all you need to speak to people. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/the-power-of-story-and-the-power-of-a-well-crafted-film-or-television/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I find campfire stories and urban legends are kind of the bread and butter that inspires a lot of people who are making horror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-find-campfire-stories-and-urban-legends-are-kind-of-the-bread-and/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I love biting off more than I can chew and figuring it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-love-biting-off-more-than-i-can-chew-and-figuring-it-out/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [I don't think that humans are, in our nature, we're evil or anything like that. But I do think there's a demon in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/i-don-t-think-that-humans-are-in-our-nature-we-re-evil-or-anything/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [There's something kind of horrific about milk. Think about it! Think about what we're doing. Milk is kind of gross.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/there-s-something-kind-of-horrific-about-milk-think-about-it-think/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

> [Racism is within each and every one of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/racism-is-within-each-and-every-one-of-us/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

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