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> [When you start talking about movies of that size, they're trying to sell globally to foreign markets. So there is an economic question that can't be ignored, and that's a fair discussion to have. But maybe it's not the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/when-you-start-talking-about-movies-of-that-size-they-re-trying-to/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

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## More by Joe Robert Cole

> [Historically, opportunity has been afforded to a limited pool of people, excluding people of color and women. That doesn't diminish the talent or hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/historically-opportunity-has-been-afforded-to-a-limited-pool-of/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [ Having gone through the \[Marvel\] writer program, I knew Black Panther was in the pipeline and I knew they were big fans of my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/having-gone-through-the-marvel-writer-program-i-knew-black-panther/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [ This problem \[of historical opportunities\] compounds itself by limiting the number of people in the pipeline to attain the experience to do larger movies… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/this-problem-of-historical-opportunities-compounds-itself-by-limiting/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [Black Panther is a historic opportunity to be a part of something important and special, particularly at a time when African Americans are affirming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/black-panther-is-a-historic-opportunity-to-be-a-part-of-something/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [I think you try to extrapolate from the early civilizations and cultures of the continent, kind of looking for unique ways they set themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/i-think-you-try-to-extrapolate-from-the-early-civilizations-and/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [I write characters focusing on them as human beings, and then you wrap them within a culture. So I think I can connect with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/i-write-characters-focusing-on-them-as-human-beings-and-then-you-wrap/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [I figured out I wanted to tell stories in college. I'm an only child who moved around a lot growing up, and I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/i-figured-out-i-wanted-to-tell-stories-in-college-i-m-an-only-child/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [ Being able to interact with \[studio president\] Kevin Feige and have him know who I am and know me as a person, and be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/being-able-to-interact-with-studio-president-kevin-feige-and-have-him/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [When you start talking about movies of that size, they're trying to sell globally to foreign markets. So there is an economic question that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/when-you-start-talking-about-movies-of-that-size-they-re-trying-to/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/well-tv-does-a-better-job-in-film-the-justification-has-been-that/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [There is a huge fan base for the Black Panther comic and for Marvel as a whole. And I think there is great anticipation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/there-is-a-huge-fan-base-for-the-black-panther-comic-and-for-marvel/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

> [had two smaller scripts that I had written with full black casts. And people loved the scripts, but nobody would fund them. Those roles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-robert-cole/had-two-smaller-scripts-that-i-had-written-with-full-black-casts-and/)

[Joe Robert Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-robert-cole/)

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