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# Rick Famuyiwa

 **100** quotes in **345** categories

Rick Famuyiwa sees media as a lens that shapes how we remember history. He talks about growing less cocky over time and revisiting his hometown of Inglewood to capture its vibe. He also notes that making movies with many cultures shows what makes America special.

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Rick Famuyiwa is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and television director. He is best known for the films The Wood (1999), Brown Sugar (2002), and Dope (2015), as well as for his work on the television series The Mandalorian, for which he directed six episodes and served as an executive producer for th

##  Quotes by Rick Famuyiwa

> [I was always this weird outcast kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-was-always-this-weird-outcast-kid/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [As filmmakers and as actors, you have to find truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/as-filmmakers-and-as-actors-you-have-to-find-truth/)

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[Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/)

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> [Maybe I'm more suited to making small independent films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/maybe-i-m-more-suited-to-making-small-independent-films/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [I consider 'Dope' a part of the new mainstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-consider-dope-a-part-of-the-new-mainstream/)

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[Consider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consider/)

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> [I don't like the term 'black film,' and I am proud to be black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-don-t-like-the-term-black-film-and-i-am-proud-to-be-black/)

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[Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/)

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> [I'm not as cocky as I used to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-m-not-as-cocky-as-i-used-to-be/)

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[Cocky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocky/)

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> [Broadway doesn't mean anything in Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/broadway-doesn-t-mean-anything-in-los-angeles/)

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[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

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> [I want 'Flash' to reflect the world we live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-want-flash-to-reflect-the-world-we-live-in/)

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[Flash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flash/)

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> [I can understand being in such a public place and having your intimate private life examined.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-can-understand-being-in-such-a-public-place-and-having-your/)

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[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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> [I felt like I was Ferris Bueller. I wanted to be those kids in 'The Breakfast Club.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-felt-like-i-was-ferris-bueller-i-wanted-to-be-those-kids-in-the/)

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[Breakfast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakfast/)

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> [We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/we-all-would-shudder-if-what-we-did-no-matter-what-in-our-20s-and/)

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[Early](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/early/)

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> [There's a generation that doesn't care if Tom Cruise is at the top of the movie. They want authenticity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/there-s-a-generation-that-doesn-t-care-if-tom-cruise-is-at-the-top-of/)

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[Authenticity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authenticity/)

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> [Good or bad is what we tend to want to affix to people, but we're all complicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/good-or-bad-is-what-we-tend-to-want-to-affix-to-people-but-we-re-all/)

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[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

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> [Love stories happen in communities outside of just the Upper West Side of Manhattan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/love-stories-happen-in-communities-outside-of-just-the-upper-west/)

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[Happen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happen/)

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> [You can't control where you are born, and when you're growing up, until you've seen something else, you're just living your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/you-can-t-control-where-you-are-born-and-when-you-re-growing-up-until/)

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[Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/)

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> [I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-m-first-generation-american-and-my-parents-were-both-from-nigeria-2/)

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[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

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> [As a black man working in the business, it's a challenge sometimes to get some of these things and these stories told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/as-a-black-man-working-in-the-business-it-s-a-challenge-sometimes-to/)

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[Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/)

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> [I felt like Inglewood, being the place where I originally found my voice, would be the place where I could sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-felt-like-inglewood-being-the-place-where-i-originally-found-my/)

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[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [When I first started working on 'The Wood,' these people couldn't grasp the concept that, one, there is a black middle class,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/when-i-first-started-working-on-the-wood-these-people-couldn-t-grasp/)

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[Middle class](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/middle-class/)

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> [I think we've now gotten to this point where we're growing more and more distrustful of our institutions, be they government or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-think-we-ve-now-gotten-to-this-point-where-we-re-growing-more-and/)

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[Corporations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corporations/)

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> [In many ways the film business is behind what's going on culturally. We are a world that is becoming more diverse and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/in-many-ways-the-film-business-is-behind-what-s-going-on-culturally/)

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[Becoming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/becoming/)

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> [What should be driving the conversation is: What's the story? What's the movie about? Is it a compelling story? And if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/what-should-be-driving-the-conversation-is-what-s-the-story-what-s/)

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[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [There are so many instances where kids who have talent and intellect have to navigate the world of low expectations and resources.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/there-are-so-many-instances-where-kids-who-have-talent-and-intellect/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [I've been a fan of Wendell Pierce for a very long time. He was in one of my early movies and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-ve-been-a-fan-of-wendell-pierce-for-a-very-long-time-he-was-in-one/)

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[Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/)

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> [The biggest part of what Anita Hill did was take away the stigma of coming forward, and it took a lot for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/the-biggest-part-of-what-anita-hill-did-was-take-away-the-stigma-of/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [I think Black cinema is thought of in small terms. That's where most of the problems come from. When there's a film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-think-black-cinema-is-thought-of-in-small-terms-that-s-where-most/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/rick-famuyiwa-5995_cinema_i-think-black-cinema-is-thought-of-in-sm_1278391.jpg)

> [There's this responsibility you feel to present a certain thing that kind of respectability politics. I think that became the only accepted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/there-s-this-responsibility-you-feel-to-present-a-certain-thing-that/)

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[Black culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-culture/)

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> [I loved films like 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'Annie Hall,' but these were very specific, white Manhattan experiences. You don't see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-loved-films-like-when-harry-met-sally-and-annie-hall-but-these-were/)

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[Creator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creator/)

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> [Now being 41 and looking back on my career... It became natural for me to revisit Inglewood and to revisit the coming-of-age…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/now-being-41-and-looking-back-on-my-career-it-became-natural-for-me/)

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[Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/)

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> [It was titled 'Confirmation' very purposefully. I wanted the film to be about that process - about how Judge Thomas and Anita…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/it-was-titled-confirmation-very-purposefully-i-wanted-the-film-to-be/)

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[Difficult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficult/)

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> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/people-come-to-l-a-and-they-expect-to-see-a-ghetto-like-the-projects/)

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[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

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> [I don't know, my parents were pretty open about a lot of things, especially my mom. And any kind of little crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-don-t-know-my-parents-were-pretty-open-about-a-lot-of-things/)

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[Boy scout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boy-scout/)

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> [I've always felt that 'Dope' is a big movie in a little package.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-ve-always-felt-that-dope-is-a-big-movie-in-a-little-package/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [I always come back to Inglewood for inspiration when I need it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-always-come-back-to-inglewood-for-inspiration-when-i-need-it/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [It would have been more comfortable for us as a society if Anita Hill wasn't as intelligent, poised, and credible as she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/it-would-have-been-more-comfortable-for-us-as-a-society-if-anita-hill/)

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[Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/)

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> [Gangs are a part of living in Los Angeles, but you can exist in Inglewood or Culver City or anywhere else, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/gangs-are-a-part-of-living-in-los-angeles-but-you-can-exist-in/)

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[Art of living](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-of-living/)

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> [Ultimately we're all moving towards a time when the races will be more and more mixed and we will all be brown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/ultimately-we-re-all-moving-towards-a-time-when-the-races-will-be/)

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[Mixed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mixed/)

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> [Societies are being interconnected and we have to adjust to that fact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/societies-are-being-interconnected-and-we-have-to-adjust-to-that-fact/)

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[Adjust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adjust/)

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> ['The Wood' was sort of like 'American Graffiti' for me in a lot of different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/the-wood-was-sort-of-like-american-graffiti-for-me-in-a-lot-of/)

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[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

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> [I always wanted to make a coming-of-age film, or something about growing up, like 'The Wonder Years,' 'Stand By Me' or 'Diner.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-always-wanted-to-make-a-coming-of-age-film-or-something-about/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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## Rick Famuyiwa by topic

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