I grew up in Brooklyn, in what I now know was poverty. Sharing a tiny bedroom with my two brothers, eating government cheese and passing down sneakers until they were unpassable... I simply thought the whole world lived as such,… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
I think if characters change too much, it's unrealistic; their whole fabric of who they are as a person doesn't just disappear. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
The fact is this: NASA was desegregated by a white male. NASA was not desegregated by a black male. NASA was not desegregated by… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
I think the commercial world is a lateral step from features. Some people see it as a step down, but I've never understood that. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
The journey of making 'Hidden Figures' has shown me the automatic privilege that all white men are afforded in America in 2017 and in… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
I can't stand toe-to-toe with Bill Murray. It's very hard, because just looking at Bill - he's 6'3", and he just stares at you,… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
You have a responsibility to make inclusion a daily thought, so we can get rid of the word 'inclusion.' — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
After a tumultuous 20-year marriage, my father up and left one day, leaving my mother to raise three boys without the means to do… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
NASA didn't give a crap what gender you were or what race you were. If you could do the math, you were valuable. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
We're all humans. Any human can tell any human's story. I don't want to have this conversation about black film or white film anymore.… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
To me, there are saints every day. They stand up and help others and live for others and do things for others. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
By the time I got to 'St Vincent,' I had shot so many scenarios I was ready for anything - I've shot kangaroos, I've… — Theodore Melfi Copy Share
