Cinema Quote by Daniel Kaluuya

It will be difficult if people can't get past their prejudices; I don't mean Black and White; I mean people automatically assume because a…

— Romany Malco

I have been in films before where people have been in a rush to label them as a Black film or even as a…

— David Oyelowo

There are many movies which come with an attitude of black and white. I am good and you are bad. And there are many…

— Ashraf Barhom

An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of…

— bell hooks

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back…

— Spike Lee

How can you work in film and still see the overt racism that exists in film and not just be furious all the time?

— Joaquin Phoenix

All critics have the responsibility to tease out the social ideas and social problems in a movie. I don't feel an obligation to do…

— Wesley Morris

I just wanted to make movies, but I never though about, "How am I being perceived because of my culture or my skin?"

— Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters…

— Zoe Kravitz

Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it…

— Tim Reid

I take particular care in authenticity and specificity when working in cultures not my own. Every aspect of the filmmaking here was meticulously researched,…

— Niki Caro

I feel like part of my journey as a filmmaker is to tell different stories, whether they are just a black perspective on things…

— Flying Lotus