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Film Quotes by Rick Famuyiwa

14 Film quotes by Rick Famuyiwa

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Rick Famuyiwa shares fourteen brief reflections that illuminate his view of film. The selection, though modest, touches on storytelling, direction, and the social pulse that runs through his work. It serves as a focused entry point for anyone curious about his artistic lens.

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Maybe I'm more suited to making small independent films.

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I was a political science major before I transferred into film school.

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All films are a challenge and they are a harder challenge when dealing with characters of color.

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I don't like the term 'black film,' and I am proud to be black.

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When I watch films and it becomes just about the reference and not necessarily a flow with how people naturally speak, that's…

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I always say it's hard to cast an African-American film sometimes because those kinds of actors just aren't out there.

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In many ways, a teaser trailer these days has just become a short version of the full-length trailer, as opposed to something…

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In many ways the film business is behind what's going on culturally. We are a world that is becoming more diverse and…

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I always wanted to make a coming-of-age film, or something about growing up, like 'The Wonder Years,' 'Stand By Me' or 'Diner.'

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Why is it when a woman makes a film or a movie stars a female cast it is labeled women-centric because it…

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When you're young, you sort of have an idea that this is how it's always gonna be as a filmmaker. And then…

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I think 'The Wood' was probably more concerned with the parts of Inglewood that aren't usually seen on film - the areas…

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It was titled 'Confirmation' very purposefully. I wanted the film to be about that process - about how Judge Thomas and Anita…

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I loved films like 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'Annie Hall,' but these were very specific, white Manhattan experiences. You don't see…

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We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a national stage.

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In high school, I was into a lot of different stuff, and I did ride skateboards.

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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.

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For me growing up when hip hop was forming and maturing and coming into its own, I just felt I was a part of…

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When I wrote 'High Stakes,' I followed the classical format. I wrote an outline first, then a first draft, then got feedback and rewrote…

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I can understand being in such a public place and having your intimate private life examined.

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