Attributes Quote by Ridley Scott

I'm not interested in making 'black' movies. I'm interested in making movies that reflect reality as I perceive it.

— Bill Duke

It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just…

— Amandla Stenberg

Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

I think we're used to the black filmmaker coming in and making the all-black subject matter. Especially at Sundance, they're looking for that. It's…

— Steven Caple Jr

I think we're entering a new period of filmmaking that's analogous to switching from black-and-white to color, or from silent to sound. The medium…

— Jean-Pierre Jeunet

I think that if we really want to break it down, that non-black filmmakers have had many, many years and many, many opportunities to…

— Ava DuVernay

Cinema hasn't necessarily given that agency to people of color's perspectives. We haven't allowed for whatever that power is from the silver screen to…

— RaMell Ross

I just want to shed light, illuminate and turn the spotlight over to all of the black people who have been being futuristic and…

— Kelela

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted towards the niche…

— Amandla Stenberg

It's a dumb question, because I don't look at things as a black director, just as a director, so ask me as a director…

— Antoine Fuqua

I've always been interested in what Black subjectivity truly looks like. It's not something that can ever be absolute or final. And I think…

— RaMell Ross

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted toward the niche…

— Amandla Stenberg