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title: "64 Salim Akil Quotes - Famous Film director"
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# Salim Akil

(1964)   Film Director

 **64** quotes in **245** categories

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Salim Akil is a film director.

## Quick Facts About Salim Akil

Born January 1, 1964

Profession Film Director

## About Salim Akil

film director, producer and screenwriter... \| Salim Akil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, California. He developed the television series Black Lightning based on a DC comics character of the same name. He is a co-founder of Akil Productions which he founded with his wife Mara Brock Akil.

##  Quotes by Salim Akil

> [I think my big break was getting out of Richmond, California, alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-think-my-big-break-was-getting-out-of-richmond-california-alive/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/salim-akil-10564_alive_i-think-my-big-break-was-getting-out-of_2805411.jpg)

> [I thought I was an actor until they pointed the camera at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-thought-i-was-an-actor-until-they-pointed-the-camera-at-me/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0a/salim-akil-10564_actor_i-thought-i-was-an-actor-until-they-poin_965606.jpg)

> [I grew up around people with a bunch of serious problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-grew-up-around-people-with-a-bunch-of-serious-problems/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/salim-akil-10564_around_i-grew-up-around-people-with-a-bunch-of_1581692.jpg)

> [Nina Simone, to me, singing about black culture - she's unparalleled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/nina-simone-to-me-singing-about-black-culture-she-s-unparalleled/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/salim-akil-10564_about_nina-simone-to-me-singing-about-black-cu_1848511.jpg)

> [My wife asked me to marry her. But we did not jump the broom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/my-wife-asked-me-to-marry-her-but-we-did-not-jump-the-broom/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/salim-akil-10564_broom_my-wife-asked-me-to-marry-her-but-we-did_2396561.jpg)

> [African American culture is American culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/african-american-culture-is-american-culture/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/salim-akil-10564_african_african-american-culture-is-american-cul_2557110.jpg)

> [Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce, is the American dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/black-lightning-jefferson-pierce-is-the-american-dream/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/salim-akil-10564_america_black-lightning-jefferson-pierce-is-the_3166525.jpg)

> [You change the landscape in Hollywood with action, not words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/you-change-the-landscape-in-hollywood-with-action-not-words/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/salim-akil-10564_action_you-change-the-landscape-in-hollywood-wi_1036413.jpg)

> [When you're young, taking a risk doesn't necessarily feel like a risk because you're young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/when-you-re-young-taking-a-risk-doesn-t-necessarily-feel-like-a-risk/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/salim-akil-10564_feel_when-you-re-young-taking-a-risk-doesn-t_387674.jpg)

> [Every time I get an opportunity to do what I love to do, it's huge. It never gets old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/every-time-i-get-an-opportunity-to-do-what-i-love-to-do-it-s-huge-it/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/salim-akil-10564_huge_every-time-i-get-an-opportunity-to-do-wh_286562.jpg)

> [Oftentimes in a marriage, you really don't have to say anything. You can sort of have a conversation without words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/oftentimes-in-a-marriage-you-really-don-t-have-to-say-anything-you/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/salim-akil-10564_anything_oftentimes-in-a-marriage-you-really-don_1453096.jpg)

> [To me, Jefferson Pierce represented every side of me. I knew that I would be able to flesh him out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/to-me-jefferson-pierce-represented-every-side-of-me-i-knew-that-i/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/salim-akil-10564_flesh_to-me-jefferson-pierce-represented-every_2475910.jpg)

> [Michael Schultz's 'Cooley High' is a classic. Oftentimes, we don't get to see films about coming of age, especially for young African…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/michael-schultz-s-cooley-high-is-a-classic-oftentimes-we-don-t-get-to/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95c/salim-akil-10564_african-american_michael-schultz-s-cooley-high-is-a-class_57376.jpg)

> [I never like to do storytelling where everything is just copacetic right after that episode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-never-like-to-do-storytelling-where-everything-is-just-copacetic/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/salim-akil-10564_everything_i-never-like-to-do-storytelling-where-ev_1472263.jpg)

> [I tell my children, some people can be more talented than you. Some people can be faster, stronger, but there is never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-tell-my-children-some-people-can-be-more-talented-than-you-some/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/salim-akil-10564_children_i-tell-my-children-some-people-can-be-mo_1370580.jpg)

> [It's less about Trump and more about the people... If the American people are willing to elect someone like that president, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/it-s-less-about-trump-and-more-about-the-people-if-the-american/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/salim-akil-10564_american_it-s-less-about-trump-and-more-about-the_868244.jpg)

> [If I see one kid dressed up like Thunder or Lightning or Black Lightning, I'll feel like I influenced the culture in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/if-i-see-one-kid-dressed-up-like-thunder-or-lightning-or-black/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a04/salim-akil-10564_culture_if-i-see-one-kid-dressed-up-like-thunder_924012.jpg)

> [My mother, Betty, was an entertainer - she opened up for James Brown, Ike and Tina Turner - and I had an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/my-mother-betty-was-an-entertainer-she-opened-up-for-james-brown-ike/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Chef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chef/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fff/salim-akil-10564_chef_my-mother-betty-was-an-entertainer-she-o_1188985.jpg)

> [What we tend to do in our shows, especially with 'Love Is\_,' is to show the humanity of characters so that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/what-we-tend-to-do-in-our-shows-especially-with-love-is-is-to-show/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Humanity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humanity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/salim-akil-10564_humanity_what-we-tend-to-do-in-our-shows-especial_1779899.jpg)

> [Black folk have been 'the other' in shows and movies and in life for quite a long time. Not from our perspective,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/black-folk-have-been-the-other-in-shows-and-movies-and-in-life-for/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Folk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/folk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/salim-akil-10564_folk_black-folk-have-been-the-other-in-shows_2598799.jpg)

> [If I'm walking down the street or taking my kids trick-or-treating, and I see some young girls or boys who are dressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/if-i-m-walking-down-the-street-or-taking-my-kids-trick-or-treating/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Lightning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lightning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/090/salim-akil-10564_lightning_if-i-m-walking-down-the-street-or-taking_1064005.jpg)

> [There are so many slices to the African-American experience. I mean, I have the whole ghetto pedigree. My mom was in jail,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/there-are-so-many-slices-to-the-african-american-experience-i-mean-i/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/588/salim-akil-10564_experience_there-are-so-many-slices-to-the-african_1231789.jpg)

> [It's a wonderful thing to see 'Wonder Woman' directed by a woman. That did have an affect on the character, the ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/it-s-a-wonderful-thing-to-see-wonder-woman-directed-by-a-woman-that/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d9/salim-akil-10564_character_it-s-a-wonderful-thing-to-see-wonder-wom_438690.jpg)

> [Come election time, black and white politicians put on their costumes of compassion and care, shake black hands, kiss black babies, sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/come-election-time-black-and-white-politicians-put-on-their-costumes/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/salim-akil-10564_black-and-white_come-election-time-black-and-white-polit_496791.jpg)

> [Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce, Thunder, and Lightning deserve their own show because they are not 'the other.' They are legitimate superheroes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/black-lightning-jefferson-pierce-thunder-and-lightning-deserve-their/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Comic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/salim-akil-10564_exploration_black-lightning-jefferson-pierce-thunder_1900588.jpg)

> [I grew up, I had three uncles and... I loved Uncle Donald because he gave me dating advice, and I was, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-grew-up-i-had-three-uncles-and-i-loved-uncle-donald-because-he-gave/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/salim-akil-10564_advice_i-grew-up-i-had-three-uncles-and-i-loved_2958840.jpg)

> [You can't protect your children from life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/you-can-t-protect-your-children-from-life/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/salim-akil-10564_children_you-can-t-protect-your-children-from-lif_1869930.jpg)

> [We don't have a lot of black superheroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/we-don-t-have-a-lot-of-black-superheroes/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/salim-akil-10564_black_we-don-t-have-a-lot-of-black-superheroes_1626581.jpg)

> [I never saw a true representation - an iconic hero - for myself. It just got boring, reading about all these really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-never-saw-a-true-representation-an-iconic-hero-for-myself-it-just/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/salim-akil-10564_boring_i-never-saw-a-true-representation-an-ico_1312518.jpg)

> [I feel like I have a responsibility to be true to who I am as an artist, first and foremost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-feel-like-i-have-a-responsibility-to-be-true-to-who-i-am-as-an/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/salim-akil-10564_art_i-feel-like-i-have-a-responsibility-to-b_2743144.jpg)

> [I had been pulled over quite a bit by police officers, especially in Santa Monica and Culver City.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-had-been-pulled-over-quite-a-bit-by-police-officers-especially-in/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[City](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/salim-akil-10564_city_i-had-been-pulled-over-quite-a-bit-by-po_1476942.jpg)

> [If there's a responsibility, it's just to be honest in what I've experienced and to put it in my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/if-there-s-a-responsibility-it-s-just-to-be-honest-in-what-i-ve/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Honest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honest/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a5/salim-akil-10564_honest_if-there-s-a-responsibility-it-s-just-to_2283630.jpg)

> [I remember, as a kid, wearing the Batman costume for Halloween and feeling empowered by that as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-remember-as-a-kid-wearing-the-batman-costume-for-halloween-and/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Batman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/batman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/salim-akil-10564_batman_i-remember-as-a-kid-wearing-the-batman-c_1138621.jpg)

> [I have two little black boys. And a film like 'Do the Right Thing' can help illuminate the times for them with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-have-two-little-black-boys-and-a-film-like-do-the-right-thing-can/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/salim-akil-10564_black-boy_i-have-two-little-black-boys-and-a-film_1539128.jpg)

> [In this larger conversation about diversity, we want to really show that we're all the same. We are all experiencing the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/in-this-larger-conversation-about-diversity-we-want-to-really-show/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/salim-akil-10564_communication_in-this-larger-conversation-about-divers_1169900.jpg)

> [As an artist, I write and I do what I know and what creatively comes out of me, and I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/as-an-artist-i-write-and-i-do-what-i-know-and-what-creatively-comes/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/salim-akil-10564_art_as-an-artist-i-write-and-i-do-what-i-kno_232463.jpg)

> [America has a strange relationship with its racial memory. Death has always been a constant companion of black people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/america-has-a-strange-relationship-with-its-racial-memory-death-has/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/salim-akil-10564_america_america-has-a-strange-relationship-with_925433.jpg)

> [I've worked in a mortuary and seen the consequences of what guns and knives do to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-ve-worked-in-a-mortuary-and-seen-the-consequences-of-what-guns-and/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Consequences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consequences/)

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> [If the only thing that was interesting about Jefferson Pierce is that he is African-American, I don't think we'd have much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/if-the-only-thing-that-was-interesting-about-jefferson-pierce-is-that/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

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> [I don't think I'll ever do a show with violence where there's no consequences, 'cause I know the consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-don-t-think-i-ll-ever-do-a-show-with-violence-where-there-s-no/)

[Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/)

[Consequences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consequences/)

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## Salim Akil by topic

[African american (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/salim-akil/)

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