John Ridley Quotes - Page 2

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• There is not a country on earth whose people don't deserve to be free and safe.

  John Ridley

  Country, People, Earth

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Gay marriage will be universally accepted in time. But if I may be so bold as to say to gays and lesbians, don't wait for that time to arrive. Just as my father and his generation did not 'wait' for their civil rights, nor should you. The toothpaste ain't going back in the tube. The tide has turned.

  John Ridley

  Father, Gay, Rights

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans - those who have sealed the Deal, who aren't beholden to liberal indulgence any more than they are to the disdain of the hard Right. It is time to praise blacks who are merely undeniable in their individuality and exemplary in their levels of achievement .

  John Ridley

  Achievement, Black, Individuality

  "Fear of a Hip-Hop Planet: America's New Dilemma". Book by D. Marvin Jones, 2013.

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• I want to explore different topics and present them in slightly different ways.

  John Ridley

  Different, Want, Way

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• I never wanted to show up and just say, "Okay, what are we doing today? Let's wing it!"

  John Ridley

  Wings, Today, Okay

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• When people come in the door and they have something, discovering and exploring the character is a real joy.

  John Ridley

  Real, Character, Doors

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• You can treat faith as part of people's it's lives.

  John Ridley

  People, Treats

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• Depending on which side you're on, maybe the police are too objective and need to be a bit more subjective.

  John Ridley

  Police, Needs, Sides

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• I don't think it's good when entertainment tries to proselytize and I don't think people ultimately want someone showing up in their living room and just hectoring at them all day long. But if you can create a space where people are caught up in something - whether it's a drama, a comedy, a romantic comedy, or science fiction - that's when people give over their minds and allow their emotions to flow.

  John Ridley

  Drama, Thinking, Space

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• When entertainment works the best, you're creating an apparatus to convey emotions.

  John Ridley

  Creating, Entertainment, Emotion

  "John Ridley’s American Landscape". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 6, 2015.

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• We all hope that the police and prosecutors are objective. That's their job, but sometimes it's not true.

  John Ridley

  Jobs, Police, Sometimes

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