Appeal Quote by Cord Jefferson

The story of Black Lives Matter starts before Black Lives Matter. The story of Black Lives Matter, for me, starts with my childhood.

— Patrisse Cullors

Damn, boo-hoo, sad story, black american dad story. Know that I'm your sister's kid but that still don't explain the love that you have…

— Drake

There's so much grey to every story - nothing is so black and white.

— Lisa Ling

My film is very simple: An Eastern European story full of black humor about things everyone can feel and understand.

— Malgorzata Szumowska

We must begin to tell black women's stories because, without them, we cannot tell the story of black men, white men, white women, or…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

I like characters where there's something going on and something to make him real. If you find out what somebody cares about, all of…

— William Fichtner

“When I die, my characters are going to spend forever pinging in the shadows and stars looking for brains to latch onto.”

— Lauren DeStefano

When you begin a play, you're going to have to spend a lot of time with those characters, so those characters are going to…

— Lynn Nottage

It's very much an exploration of the human condition and how different people react and respond to their lives. And what they present to…

— Sean Mahon

People can rock together, people can do great things together, and that's what you love when you're working with characters and it's all going…

— Jamie Lidell

I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of the fun.…

— J. J. Abrams

I think characters are going to be, if not a reflection of the author, at least some refraction of some part of their personality.

— Diana Gabaldon