When I was approached by Warner Bros. and DC about the possibility of directing 'The Flash,' I was excited about the opportunity… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
There are so many instances where kids who have talent and intellect have to navigate the world of low expectations and resources.… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
But at the end of the day, the lottery of birth shouldn't determine your value to the world. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
In many ways the film business is behind what's going on culturally. We are a world that is becoming more diverse and… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
It wasn't that long ago that I was coming up, but it feels almost ancient that you had to go to the… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
It could be why it's getting harder and harder to get people into the cinemas and multiplexes, because we're just seeing a… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Media has become a way that we think about our history. And the media moments are, for better or worse, how we contextualize our… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Now being 41 and looking back on my career... It became natural for me to revisit Inglewood and to revisit the coming-of-age movie, but… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I've been a fan of Wendell Pierce for a very long time. He was in one of my early movies and he brings such… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
We're a country of many different cultures, and that's always what has made this country stand out. It almost feels like making diverse movies… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a national stage. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
In high school, I was into a lot of different stuff, and I did ride skateboards. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
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. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
For me growing up when hip hop was forming and maturing and coming into its own, I just felt I was a part of… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
When I wrote 'High Stakes,' I followed the classical format. I wrote an outline first, then a first draft, then got feedback and rewrote… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
People come to L.A. and they expect to see a ghetto like the projects, but that's not the way it's set up. Inglewood, in… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
