--- title: "Best Salim Akil Quotes" description: "film director, producer and screenwriter... | Salim Akil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, Californi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/salim-akil-10564_attracted_women-want-you-to-feel-that-you-re-just_3219436.jpg" --- # Salim Akil (1964) Film Director **64** quotes in **245** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 · Page 2 > [Women want you to feel that you're just as attracted to them today as you were when you first met them, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/women-want-you-to-feel-that-you-re-just-as-attracted-to-them-today-as/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Attracted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attracted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/salim-akil-10564_attracted_women-want-you-to-feel-that-you-re-just_3219436.jpg) > [Jefferson Pierce is the epitome of what black men are: He loves his wife, his children, and the community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/jefferson-pierce-is-the-epitome-of-what-black-men-are-he-loves-his/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/salim-akil-10564_black_jefferson-pierce-is-the-epitome-of-what_44092.jpg) > [I always feel like, whatever job I direct, whether it be a movie or whole season of 'The Game,' I just fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-always-feel-like-whatever-job-i-direct-whether-it-be-a-movie-or/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/salim-akil-10564_always_i-always-feel-like-whatever-job-i-direct_1393293.jpg) > [If anyone sees anything in 'Black Lightning' that seems foreign to them, then they haven't been paying attention. This is a uniquely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/if-anyone-sees-anything-in-black-lightning-that-seems-foreign-to-them/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/salim-akil-10564_american_if-anyone-sees-anything-in-black-lightni_1345559.jpg) > [What I saw in Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce, even the villains, are aspects of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/what-i-saw-in-black-lightning-jefferson-pierce-even-the-villains-are/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/salim-akil-10564_black_what-i-saw-in-black-lightning-jefferson_1828466.jpg) > [I came up seeing what a lot of young brothers see in this world, and you learn to deal with people with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-came-up-seeing-what-a-lot-of-young-brothers-see-in-this-world-and/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Brothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brothers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/salim-akil-10564_brothers_i-came-up-seeing-what-a-lot-of-young-bro_2486638.jpg) > [I know and understand the result of extreme violence in my own life, in my friends' lives, and so I know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-know-and-understand-the-result-of-extreme-violence-in-my-own-life/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/salim-akil-10564_crime_i-know-and-understand-the-result-of-extr_1321769.jpg) > [Often, African-Americans' work is accepted as if we did something artistic by happenstance. It's almost like, 'They make TV shows the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/often-african-americans-work-is-accepted-as-if-we-did-something/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [African](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/salim-akil-10564_art_often-african-americans-work-is-accepted_1838241.jpg) > [Like anyone else in television, I like to explore my life experience. And I don't think African-American artists see doing shows or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/like-anyone-else-in-television-i-like-to-explore-my-life-experience/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/salim-akil-10564_art_like-anyone-else-in-television-i-like-to_1051943.jpg) > [No matter how happy and peaceful you can be at a certain time, you always have this - at least, I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/no-matter-how-happy-and-peaceful-you-can-be-at-a-certain-time-you/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Human](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/salim-akil-10564_human_no-matter-how-happy-and-peaceful-you-can_970782.jpg) > [There are so many families who do not come up in a traditional household. African Americans, Latins, and, I'm sure, whites as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/there-are-so-many-families-who-do-not-come-up-in-a-traditional/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bca/salim-akil-10564_african-american_there-are-so-many-families-who-do-not-co_471014.jpg) > [It's one thing to be a comic book fan, but when you have to create a character and put him in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/it-s-one-thing-to-be-a-comic-book-fan-but-when-you-have-to-create-a/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/salim-akil-10564_book_it-s-one-thing-to-be-a-comic-book-fan-bu_2388408.jpg) > [A lot of African Americans, especially men, deal with this as a part of life. I've been pulled over by the police…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/a-lot-of-african-americans-especially-men-deal-with-this-as-a-part-of/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/salim-akil-10564_african-american_a-lot-of-african-americans-especially-me_994346.jpg) > [When you're given a certain amount of power - like, you're a writer and an employed writer, and you put pen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/when-you-re-given-a-certain-amount-of-power-like-you-re-a-writer-and/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Like](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/salim-akil-10564_like_when-you-re-given-a-certain-amount-of-po_2946619.jpg) > [I don't walk around all the time thinking of myself as African American, but oftentimes in Hollywood, you are reminded of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-don-t-walk-around-all-the-time-thinking-of-myself-as-african/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/121/salim-akil-10564_african-american_i-don-t-walk-around-all-the-time-thinkin_433567.jpg) > [We all want to make money and have a good life. But if your passion is writing, and you want to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/we-all-want-to-make-money-and-have-a-good-life-but-if-your-passion-is/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/salim-akil-10564_good_we-all-want-to-make-money-and-have-a-goo_2794635.jpg) > [I think that people in America, unfortunately or fortunately, are just discovering different aspects of the humanity of African-American people. And so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-think-that-people-in-america-unfortunately-or-fortunately-are-just/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/salim-akil-10564_african-american_i-think-that-people-in-america-unfortuna_2495673.jpg) > [When you see a superhero that looks like you and lives in and fights in a neighborhood that is sort of like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/when-you-see-a-superhero-that-looks-like-you-and-lives-in-and-fights/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Comic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/salim-akil-10564_comic_when-you-see-a-superhero-that-looks-like_742991.jpg) > [In popular culture, there is this notion that African-American men and women can't get together, and we're having these issues. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/in-popular-culture-there-is-this-notion-that-african-american-men-and/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/salim-akil-10564_american_in-popular-culture-there-is-this-notion_1454363.jpg) > [It doesn't make sense to constantly talk about the lack of diversity in Hollywood. We all know it's there. My wife and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/it-doesn-t-make-sense-to-constantly-talk-about-the-lack-of-diversity/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/salim-akil-10564_change_it-doesn-t-make-sense-to-constantly-talk_752676.jpg) > [If you bury me in a grave, don't ever come visit - because you won't find me there. You'll find me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/if-you-bury-me-in-a-grave-don-t-ever-come-visit-because-you-won-t/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/salim-akil-10564_art_if-you-bury-me-in-a-grave-don-t-ever-com_784384.jpg) > [I was determined to make a movie - about families and a love story - that black women would be proud to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-was-determined-to-make-a-movie-about-families-and-a-love-story-that/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Black women](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-women/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c0/salim-akil-10564_black-women_i-was-determined-to-make-a-movie-about-f_2483659.jpg) > [Most guys have to go through this: When do you separate yourself from your friends? Some of them are going to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/most-guys-have-to-go-through-this-when-do-you-separate-yourself-from/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33a/salim-akil-10564_friends_most-guys-have-to-go-through-this-when-d_1041398.jpg) > [I always approach storytelling with the idea that the audience will get it. They understand almost better than we do, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-always-approach-storytelling-with-the-idea-that-the-audience-will/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/salim-akil-10564_different-perspectiv_i-always-approach-storytelling-with-the_1288315.jpg) ## Salim Akil by topic [African american (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/salim-akil/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/#itemlist", "name": "Salim Akil Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Women want you to feel that you're just as attracted to them today as you were when you first met them, and for me, that's the truth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Salim Akil" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/women-want-you-to-feel-that-you-re-just-as-attracted-to-them-today-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/salim-akil-10564_attracted_women-want-you-to-feel-that-you-re-just_3219436.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/salim-akil-10564_attracted_women-want-you-to-feel-that-you-re-just_3219436.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/salim-akil-10564_attracted_women-want-you-to-feel-that-you-re-just_3219436.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Women want you to feel that you're just as attracted to them today as you were when you first met them, and…” — Salim Akil", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jefferson Pierce is the epitome of what black men are: He loves his wife, his children, and the community.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Salim Akil" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/jefferson-pierce-is-the-epitome-of-what-black-men-are-he-loves-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/salim-akil-10564_black_jefferson-pierce-is-the-epitome-of-what_44092.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/salim-akil-10564_black_jefferson-pierce-is-the-epitome-of-what_44092.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/salim-akil-10564_black_jefferson-pierce-is-the-epitome-of-what_44092.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jefferson Pierce is the epitome of what black men are: He loves his wife, his children, and the community.” — Salim Akil", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always feel like, whatever job I direct, whether it be a movie or whole season of 'The Game,' I just fall in love with it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Salim Akil" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-always-feel-like-whatever-job-i-direct-whether-it-be-a-movie-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/salim-akil-10564_always_i-always-feel-like-whatever-job-i-direct_1393293.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/salim-akil-10564_always_i-always-feel-like-whatever-job-i-direct_1393293.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/salim-akil-10564_always_i-always-feel-like-whatever-job-i-direct_1393293.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always feel like, whatever job I direct, whether it be a movie or whole season of 'The Game,' I just fall…” — Salim Akil", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If anyone sees anything in 'Black Lightning' that seems foreign to them, then they haven't been paying attention. 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