Deserved Quote by Glynn Turman

Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.

— Lupita Nyong'o

'12 Years A Slave' is a film that is beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, and told in a compelling manner. However, there are some questions,…

— Joe Morton

All throughout filming '12 Years a Slave,' there was a focus like no other. Everyone took ownership of this film and gave their all.

— Lupita Nyong'o

When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a…

— Louis Gossett, Jr

I think '12 Years a Slave' really helped me, as a person and as a student, to grow.

— Storm Reid

I didn't know anything about '12 Years a Slave.' Not the book, not Solomon Northup, which I was quite shocked by, once I'd read…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

The argument for '12 Years a Slave' was that - yes, it's a beautiful film. Beautifully shot, beautifully acted. It's a real story, and…

— Joe Morton

The story [in 12 Years a Slave] serves as a metaphor for the fear of having your family taken away, and for being abused…

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I didn't know that '12 Years a Slave' was being filmed at the same time we were making 'The Retrieval.'

— Ashton Sanders

You look at the part in '12 Years A Slave,' you finish that script - I mean, it's a powerful story. You go, 'Man,…

— Paul Dano

I WAS born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

The idea of making a film - a film that I had certainly never seen before - about the slave experience was a huge…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor