Black Quote by Usher

We need writers, we need to tell stories that include minority people, and then we won't have this discussion about Oscar so white.

— Pauletta Pearson Washington

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

I come from the best era of film I believe; when people were taking chances on films. It's time for us to bring more…

— Romany Malco

Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on…

— Q'orianka Kilcher

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

The black community has for a long time been a part of the Hollywood community, and of course we would love to have a…

— Rza

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've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream.…

— Malcolm D. Lee

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

A lot of young black people in America, and even in Africa and Brazil, would say that they are telling their story, but most…

— Haile Gerima

If a white filmmaker is going to tell a story about a Black family, then because they get all the opportunities that they get,…

— Taylor Russell

It's important to tell the story you're telling in the right way, which might involve black people or people of whatever heritage or ethnicity…

— Ethan Coen