I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I both didn't know Owen [Suskind] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem,… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Owen [Suskind], in a sense, grew up on a diet of myth and fable, and has become an expert on their themes,… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
The musicians are good and their music is catchy - it pulls the kids in in droves. Mike Bickle admitted to me… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
When I first saw a White Dutch person dressed up as Black Pete, I was both sickened and shocked. It's hard to… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Imagine that you're a gay man and you're spending all your time with people who believe you are possessed by the devil. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Zwarte Piet, or 'Black Pete,' is a relic from slavery. It is something that should have long been eliminated, and it's very… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
When I was filming 'Prudence' in Zimbabwe, I noticed the hold fundamentalist Christianity had on sub-Saharan Africa. So I thought I'd like… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I'm not an activist at all. I'm a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Often, films about people with disabilities are from the outside looking in. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I think many Dutch just don't know the history of Black Pete, that he is rooted in slavery, and how he was… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I realized that Owen [Suskind] is completely brilliant, because he embraced and memorized all these classic Disney films - these fables that… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
All too often, white documentary filmmakers are the ones telling the stories of people of color. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I have learned that the hardest part of campaigning for tolerance and justice is encouraging people to look at their own selves,… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
The Academy just reflects Hollywood. And until we break those barriers, until we have African-American or minority studio executives, 'til we have… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I can't believe that I'm sitting in meetings with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Annette Bening. I want to take on that responsibility to… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being an outcast… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I didn't have a lot of exposure to films as a kid, and I never went to the cinema. I had a single mom… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
While shooting in Uganda in 2011, the conservative evangelical pastors I was filming - the most ardent supporters of the country's now infamous Anti-Homosexuality… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I grew up in a Southern Baptist-style church with a choir, a band, and music, but I've been asking myself my whole life, 'Why… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
My mother worked as a maid, cleaning the fraternity dorm of the local college. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
As Mike Bickle said to me, there is a spiritual battle going on in the world, and he believes that in America marriage between… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I agree that Scott Lively is marginal, and that is exactly why evangelicals must not let him speak for them. But in Uganda, Scott… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Racism is a global problem and it is as damaging to Whites as it is to non-Whites. Everyone must fight against it. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I both didn't know Owen [Suskind] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem, because he… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I grew up in the church, and I went into the production of 'God Loves Uganda' intending to raise awareness of the abuse of… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I began filming 'God Loves Uganda' by first meeting some of the Ugandan and American missionaries who have helped create Uganda's evangelical movement. They… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image