--- title: "22 You Quotes By John Ridley" description: "22 You quotes by John Ridley. Plus more from John Ridley and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg" --- > [I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience-it-gets-a-little-tiring/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg) > [Yes, it's hard to stay in shape, but it's also hard to raise kids. That doesn't mean you get to drop them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/yes-it-s-hard-to-stay-in-shape-but-it-s-also-hard-to-raise-kids-that/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/john-ridley-4100_also_yes-it-s-hard-to-stay-in-shape-but-it-s_2096061.jpg) > [I'm sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don't think so, you're either an uptight woman or a lying man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-m-sorry-but-chick-fights-are-sexy-if-you-don-t-think-so-you-re/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/john-ridley-4100_chick_i-m-sorry-but-chick-fights-are-sexy-if-y_1699083.jpg) > [I understand politicos gotta make bank. But cloistering with the Hollywood elite is not how you prove you're a man of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-understand-politicos-gotta-make-bank-but-cloistering-with-the/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/john-ridley-4100_bank_i-understand-politicos-gotta-make-bank-b_1332926.jpg) > [Slavery was not a bad day on the job. It was not your boss yelling at you. It was not hard work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/slavery-was-not-a-bad-day-on-the-job-it-was-not-your-boss-yelling-at/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/john-ridley-4100_bad_slavery-was-not-a-bad-day-on-the-job-it_1552333.jpg) > [As far as superhero stories, what's appealing is of course that aspect of wish fulfillment. I mean, you start out reading them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/as-far-as-superhero-stories-what-s-appealing-is-of-course-that-aspect/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/john-ridley-4100_appealing_as-far-as-superhero-stories-what-s-appea_1527108.jpg) > [It's funny: over time, if you're fortunate, you build a nice career, and you have these interesting moments, and I would not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/it-s-funny-over-time-if-you-re-fortunate-you-build-a-nice-career-and/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b49/john-ridley-4100_any_it-s-funny-over-time-if-you-re-fortunate_403484.jpg) > [I don't think I'm alarmist. I'm more disappointed by the euphemisms in some instances than outright bigotry. Now, to me, you walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-don-t-think-i-m-alarmist-i-m-more-disappointed-by-the-euphemisms-in/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/john-ridley-4100_arm_i-don-t-think-i-m-alarmist-i-m-more-disa_2713924.jpg) > [Reactionary conservatives are smiling through the racial apocalypse. To them, race baiting is a joke, as 'humorist' Rush Limbaugh will tell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/reactionary-conservatives-are-smiling-through-the-racial-apocalypse/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/john-ridley-4100_apocalypse_reactionary-conservatives-are-smiling-th_2412059.jpg) > [In every election cycle that I can recall, there comes a moment - or a few - where charges of elitism and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/in-every-election-cycle-that-i-can-recall-there-comes-a-moment-or-a/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/john-ridley-4100_candidates_in-every-election-cycle-that-i-can-recal_1403986.jpg) > [I haven't tweeted once in my life, but I'm sick of hearing about it already. What once may have been the cool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-haven-t-tweeted-once-in-my-life-but-i-m-sick-of-hearing-about-it/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/john-ridley-4100_about_i-haven-t-tweeted-once-in-my-life-but-i_520608.jpg) > [Writing a screenplay needs to be more than words on a page - and by the way, I think the words on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/writing-a-screenplay-needs-to-be-more-than-words-on-a-page-and-by-the/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7a/john-ridley-4100_any_writing-a-screenplay-needs-to-be-more-th_2297032.jpg) > [As an individual, and I have to say as a person of color, the thing about being an 'other' in America is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/as-an-individual-and-i-have-to-say-as-a-person-of-color-the-thing/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e9/john-ridley-4100_about_as-an-individual-and-i-have-to-say-as-a_1276964.jpg) > [Fanboys are a creator's blessing and curse. If a fanboy likes you, they love you. Obsessively. If you cross them with some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/fanboys-are-a-creator-s-blessing-and-curse-if-a-fanboy-likes-you-they/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26e/john-ridley-4100_across_fanboys-are-a-creator-s-blessing-and-cur_1793563.jpg) > [To this day, the only argument against Obama that critics can seem to come up with involves admitting he's better than them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/to-this-day-the-only-argument-against-obama-that-critics-can-seem-to/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/john-ridley-4100_actually_to-this-day-the-only-argument-against-ob_1151508.jpg) > [Governmental intervention and personal responsibility are not mutually exclusive issues, but they do frame a 'do it ourselves' vs. 'what are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/governmental-intervention-and-personal-responsibility-are-not/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/john-ridley-4100_back_governmental-intervention-and-personal-r_553364.jpg) > [Gay marriage will be universally accepted in time. But if I may be so bold as to say to gays and lesbians,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/gay-marriage-will-be-universally-accepted-in-time-but-if-i-may-be-so/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/john-ridley-4100_accepted_gay-marriage-will-be-universally-accepte_2157514.jpg) > [I got a call saying that George Lucas wanted to meet me. Of all the phone calls I've received - Oliver Stone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-got-a-call-saying-that-george-lucas-wanted-to-meet-me-of-all-the/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/john-ridley-4100_call_i-got-a-call-saying-that-george-lucas-wa_837860.jpg) > [With comics, you don't have to worry so much about budgetary constraints. In film and television, however fanciful you want to be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/with-comics-you-don-t-have-to-worry-so-much-about-budgetary/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/john-ridley-4100_about_with-comics-you-don-t-have-to-worry-so-m_2636477.jpg) > [The thing about working in Hollywood is that, at some point, you really get tired of hearing how godless you are, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/the-thing-about-working-in-hollywood-is-that-at-some-point-you-really/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/john-ridley-4100_abandoning_the-thing-about-working-in-hollywood-is_1987691.jpg) > [As an ex-stand up, I can tell you that a comedy club isn't a place you go looking to get the abuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/as-an-ex-stand-up-i-can-tell-you-that-a-comedy-club-isn-t-a-place-you/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/john-ridley-4100_abuse_as-an-ex-stand-up-i-can-tell-you-that-a_1432642.jpg) > [Seriously, you know - I love to write. I enjoy the process; I enjoy the different processes, because writing for film and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/seriously-you-know-i-love-to-write-i-enjoy-the-process-i-enjoy-the/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/john-ridley-4100_because_seriously-you-know-i-love-to-write-i-enj_2627274.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by John Ridley > [The hypocrisy and false piety of the deniers aside, the relationships of gays have no effect on heteros. Especially all the heteros who've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/the-hypocrisy-and-false-piety-of-the-deniers-aside-the-relationships/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [If art is singular expression, then by nature, the best art is controversial. But when art stirs debate for reasons besides its artistic integrity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/if-art-is-singular-expression-then-by-nature-the-best-art-is/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [While most trudge through their days straight-jacketed in the social compact, living for others as much as or more than for themselves, a select…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/while-most-trudge-through-their-days-straight-jacketed-in-the-social/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [Why is it that the very people who have fought so hard and so long for the simple entitlement to love whom they choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/why-is-it-that-the-very-people-who-have-fought-so-hard-and-so-long/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [There are any number of very hard working people in Hollywood who deserve recognition. Mostly its the artisans and crafts persons - the 'below…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/there-are-any-number-of-very-hard-working-people-in-hollywood-who/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/for-children-diversity-needs-to-be-real-and-not-merely-relegated-to/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [Conservative talkers love to throw numbers around: their ratings and their audience size. And to be sure, they have a sizable audience which numbers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/conservative-talkers-love-to-throw-numbers-around-their-ratings-and/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [Just mention the idea of warrantless wiretaps and expect to get hit up with a congressional investigation. But give somebody an avatar and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/just-mention-the-idea-of-warrantless-wiretaps-and-expect-to-get-hit/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [As long as we remain committed to holding high our individuals of supreme finish, others will be inspired to loose themselves of the gravity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/as-long-as-we-remain-committed-to-holding-high-our-individuals-of/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [When people come in the door and they have something, discovering and exploring the character is a real joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/when-people-come-in-the-door-and-they-have-something-discovering-and/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [Fact is, awards shows were never really about recognizing achievement. They were a publicity ploy cooked up in the late 1920s by MGM topper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/fact-is-awards-shows-were-never-really-about-recognizing-achievement/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [I love graphic novels - I love reading them, I enjoyed writing them, I would love to go back and do them again. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-love-graphic-novels-i-love-reading-them-i-enjoyed-writing-them-i/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [So, is Hollywood anti-religion? Not in my opinion. But unlike, say, politicians and preachers who talk faith before going off to speak in tongues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/so-is-hollywood-anti-religion-not-in-my-opinion-but-unlike-say/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [I didn't know I was a good director, and I mean that sincerely. I had done a film a long time ago called 'Cold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-didn-t-know-i-was-a-good-director-and-i-mean-that-sincerely-i-had/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) > [Quite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Barack Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/quite-simply-quite-plainly-just-by-virtue-of-his-being-barack-obama/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-ridley/#itemlist", "name": "22 You Quotes By John Ridley", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain 'what's up with black folks.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Ridley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience-it-gets-a-little-tiring/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/john-ridley-4100_black_i-can-tell-you-from-personal-experience_1367019.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to…” — John Ridley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Yes, it's hard to stay in shape, but it's also hard to raise kids. 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