“If a director, I believe, has vision and knows so clearly what they want, then you can have a film that can perform. Whereas you can have done 50 movies, but if you're unsure this time, your movie may not turn out.” IfsKnowsWantBelieveMayDoneFilmTurnsI BelieveVisionDirectorsUnsure Author:Nate Parker
“Because we are a conglomerate of our experiences - you take away any experience and you take away a piece of identity. You take away a piece of identity and we don't really know who we are.” KnowsPiecesIdentityWho We Are Author:Nate Parker
“I want young people to ask me if I'm serious. Our young people have been lied to and misled for so long. When I stand on this soapbox, I want young people to ask me that because once they know I'm serious, they'll be willing to ride with me.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantLongHas BeensYoungAsksWillingSeriousAsk MeI Want YouLiedMisledSoapbox Author:Nate Parker
“If I don't know how to swim and two weeks later I know how to swim, I know how to swim.” IfsKnowsTwoKnow HowWeekSwimTwo Weeks Author:Nate Parker
“Being a woman in 2016 if very different, imagine being a woman 20 years ago, and when we talk about consent, maybe 20 years from now we'll know things about consent and examine it from a different perspective than we are now.” IfsKnowsYearsDifferentImaginePerspectiveYears AgoConsentBeing A WomanDifferent Perspective Author:Nate Parker
“You can be addicted to White Supremacy and all of the benefits, you can be addicted to male privilege and all of the benefits that comes from it. It's like someone pointing at you and you have a stain on your shirt and you don't even know it.” KnowsWhiteBenefitsMalesPrivilegeShirtsWhite SupremacyPointingStainsSupremacyMale Privilege Author:Nate Parker