--- title: "Best Rick Famuyiwa Sayings" description: "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 (20..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-rick-famuyiwa-5995.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-rick-famuyiwa-5995.jpg) # Rick Famuyiwa **100** quotes in **345** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 · Page 3 > [I think 'The Wood' was probably more concerned with the parts of Inglewood that aren't usually seen on film - the areas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-think-the-wood-was-probably-more-concerned-with-the-parts-of/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Exist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/rick-famuyiwa-5995_exist_i-think-the-wood-was-probably-more-conce_2011705.jpg) > [I will continue to look for opportunities to tell stories that speak to a fresh generational, topical and multicultural point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-will-continue-to-look-for-opportunities-to-tell-stories-that-speak/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Continue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/continue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/rick-famuyiwa-5995_continue_i-will-continue-to-look-for-opportunitie_2279211.jpg) > [Because of technology, there's no longer the social shaming that goes on if you're a black kid walking into a record store…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/because-of-technology-there-s-no-longer-the-social-shaming-that-goes/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/rick-famuyiwa-5995_black_because-of-technology-there-s-no-longer_2003430.jpg) > [As a kid who grew up in Inglewood, California during the Showtime era, I'm so happy to help bring the story of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/as-a-kid-who-grew-up-in-inglewood-california-during-the-showtime-era/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [California](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/california/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/rick-famuyiwa-5995_california_as-a-kid-who-grew-up-in-inglewood-califo_1713485.jpg) > [It could be why it's getting harder and harder to get people into the cinemas and multiplexes, because we're just seeing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/it-could-be-why-it-s-getting-harder-and-harder-to-get-people-into-the/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/rick-famuyiwa-5995_people_it-could-be-why-it-s-getting-harder-and_1965532.jpg) > [Anita Hill has changed the history of how we deal with each other in the workplace. But it also was an interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/anita-hill-has-changed-the-history-of-how-we-deal-with-each-other-in/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/rick-famuyiwa-5995_hill_anita-hill-has-changed-the-history-of-ho_3194646.jpg) > [I was in high school and college as hip-hop was really sort of coming into its own as a, you know, creative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-was-in-high-school-and-college-as-hip-hop-was-really-sort-of-coming/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/rick-famuyiwa-5995_college_i-was-in-high-school-and-college-as-hip_2521466.jpg) > [It's insidious how Hollywood warps your values without you even realizing that it's happening to you. You get a little whiff of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/it-s-insidious-how-hollywood-warps-your-values-without-you-even/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Hollywood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hollywood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/rick-famuyiwa-5995_hollywood_it-s-insidious-how-hollywood-warps-your_818692.jpg) > [For me growing up when hip hop was forming and maturing and coming into its own, I just felt I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/for-me-growing-up-when-hip-hop-was-forming-and-maturing-and-coming/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Growing up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-up/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/rick-famuyiwa-5995_growing-up_for-me-growing-up-when-hip-hop-was-formi_336310.jpg) > [There's a hunger our there for different types of stories, and I think there's an audience that's waiting and primed to accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/there-s-a-hunger-our-there-for-different-types-of-stories-and-i-think/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/rick-famuyiwa-5995_america_there-s-a-hunger-our-there-for-different_1275055.jpg) > [Media has become a way that we think about our history. And the media moments are, for better or worse, how we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/media-has-become-a-way-that-we-think-about-our-history-and-the-media/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/rick-famuyiwa-5995_better_media-has-become-a-way-that-we-think-abo_96177.jpg) > [I'm a first-generation American. My parents are from Nigeria. I had this weird last name that looked Japanese, and then people would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-m-a-first-generation-american-my-parents-are-from-nigeria-i-had/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/rick-famuyiwa-5995_american_i-m-a-first-generation-american-my-paren_1876716.jpg) > [When I wrote 'High Stakes,' I followed the classical format. I wrote an outline first, then a first draft, then got feedback…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/when-i-wrote-high-stakes-i-followed-the-classical-format-i-wrote-an/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/rick-famuyiwa-5995_done_when-i-wrote-high-stakes-i-followed-the_388543.jpg) > [We live lives that aren't broken into neat three-act structures. On any given day anything can happen, from the hilarious to tragic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/we-live-lives-that-aren-t-broken-into-neat-three-act-structures-on/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/rick-famuyiwa-5995_anything_we-live-lives-that-aren-t-broken-into-ne_1210913.jpg) > [I think the younger generation's view on race is slightly more evolved. It's a category far down on the list of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-think-the-younger-generation-s-view-on-race-is-slightly-more/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Generation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/rick-famuyiwa-5995_generation_i-think-the-younger-generation-s-view-on_1957643.jpg) > [In many ways, a teaser trailer these days has just become a short version of the full-length trailer, as opposed to something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/in-many-ways-a-teaser-trailer-these-days-has-just-become-a-short/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Days](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/days/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/rick-famuyiwa-5995_days_in-many-ways-a-teaser-trailer-these-days_2912076.jpg) > [We don't discuss race, so just the discussion of race has become racist. We've been trained that it's such a lightning rod…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/we-don-t-discuss-race-so-just-the-discussion-of-race-has-become/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Discussion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discussion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/rick-famuyiwa-5995_discussion_we-don-t-discuss-race-so-just-the-discus_2901924.jpg) > [When I watch films and it becomes just about the reference and not necessarily a flow with how people naturally speak, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/when-i-watch-films-and-it-becomes-just-about-the-reference-and-not/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/rick-famuyiwa-5995_cinema_when-i-watch-films-and-it-becomes-just-a_2525541.jpg) > [When I was approached by Warner Bros. and DC about the possibility of directing 'The Flash,' I was excited about the opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/when-i-was-approached-by-warner-bros-and-dc-about-the-possibility-of/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Amazing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/rick-famuyiwa-5995_amazing_when-i-was-approached-by-warner-bros-and_619471.jpg) > [I'm probably going to be ashamed to say this... It was a Sir Mix-a-Lot album. I think I was 12, 13. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-m-probably-going-to-be-ashamed-to-say-this-it-was-a-sir-mix-a-lot/) [Rick Famuyiwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/) [Album](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/album/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96b/rick-famuyiwa-5995_broadway_i-m-probably-going-to-be-ashamed-to-say_1177671.jpg) ## Rick Famuyiwa by topic [Film (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/rick-famuyiwa/) [People (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rick-famuyiwa/) [Cinema (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/rick-famuyiwa/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-famuyiwa/#itemlist", "name": "Rick Famuyiwa Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think 'The Wood' was probably more concerned with the parts of Inglewood that aren't usually seen on film - the areas that were middle-class, or upper-middle-class - and that idea that these worlds do exist, and should be accepted as part of Inglewood itself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Famuyiwa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-think-the-wood-was-probably-more-concerned-with-the-parts-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/rick-famuyiwa-5995_exist_i-think-the-wood-was-probably-more-conce_2011705.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/rick-famuyiwa-5995_exist_i-think-the-wood-was-probably-more-conce_2011705.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/rick-famuyiwa-5995_exist_i-think-the-wood-was-probably-more-conce_2011705.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think 'The Wood' was probably more concerned with the parts of Inglewood that aren't usually seen on film…” — Rick Famuyiwa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I will continue to look for opportunities to tell stories that speak to a fresh generational, topical and multicultural point of view.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Famuyiwa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/i-will-continue-to-look-for-opportunities-to-tell-stories-that-speak/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/rick-famuyiwa-5995_continue_i-will-continue-to-look-for-opportunitie_2279211.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/rick-famuyiwa-5995_continue_i-will-continue-to-look-for-opportunitie_2279211.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/rick-famuyiwa-5995_continue_i-will-continue-to-look-for-opportunitie_2279211.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I will continue to look for opportunities to tell stories that speak to a fresh generational, topical and…” — Rick Famuyiwa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Because of technology, there's no longer the social shaming that goes on if you're a black kid walking into a record store to buy Nirvana.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Famuyiwa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/because-of-technology-there-s-no-longer-the-social-shaming-that-goes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/rick-famuyiwa-5995_black_because-of-technology-there-s-no-longer_2003430.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/rick-famuyiwa-5995_black_because-of-technology-there-s-no-longer_2003430.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/rick-famuyiwa-5995_black_because-of-technology-there-s-no-longer_2003430.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because of technology, there's no longer the social shaming that goes on if you're a black kid walking into…” — Rick Famuyiwa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a kid who grew up in Inglewood, California during the Showtime era, I'm so happy to help bring the story of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson to the screen. This project is a convergence of so many things that excite and interest me as a filmmaker.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Famuyiwa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/as-a-kid-who-grew-up-in-inglewood-california-during-the-showtime-era/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/rick-famuyiwa-5995_california_as-a-kid-who-grew-up-in-inglewood-califo_1713485.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/rick-famuyiwa-5995_california_as-a-kid-who-grew-up-in-inglewood-califo_1713485.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/rick-famuyiwa-5995_california_as-a-kid-who-grew-up-in-inglewood-califo_1713485.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a kid who grew up in Inglewood, California during the Showtime era, I'm so happy to help bring the story…” — Rick Famuyiwa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It could be why it's getting harder and harder to get people into the cinemas and multiplexes, because we're just seeing a world that doesn't reflect reality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Famuyiwa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-famuyiwa/it-could-be-why-it-s-getting-harder-and-harder-to-get-people-into-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/rick-famuyiwa-5995_people_it-could-be-why-it-s-getting-harder-and_1965532.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/rick-famuyiwa-5995_people_it-could-be-why-it-s-getting-harder-and_1965532.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/rick-famuyiwa-5995_people_it-could-be-why-it-s-getting-harder-and_1965532.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It could be why it's getting harder and harder to get people into the cinemas and multiplexes, because we're…” — Rick Famuyiwa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anita Hill has changed the history of how we deal with each other in the workplace. 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