“I do feel a responsibility to address things that are problematic, but I don't have to go out of my way to do that.” Quote by Wesley Morris
“I have a pretty good sense of when to express misgivings. And white critics are just as capable of pointing those things out and noticing them as people of color.” PeopleWhiteColorCapableCriticsPointingGood SenseNoticingMisgivings Author:Wesley Morris
“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 that because I'm black.” FeelsIdeasProblemSocialBlackResponsibilityCriticsObligationTeaseSocial Problems Author:Wesley Morris
“I'm a human who is aware of the history of humanity and the ways in which the movies touch on those things.” WayHumansHumanity Author:Wesley Morris
“Straight white males: that's the predominant moviegoing category, and the persistence of that is a dismaying maintenance of the status quo.” WhiteMalesPersistenceCategoriesStatus QuoMaintenance Author:Wesley Morris
“Everybody brings their thing to their criticism. I bring this wealth of opinions and feeling and knowledge about race and gender and sexuality. I feel like I have it, I may as well express it, and if it's applicable to what I'm writing about and I'm not forcing it, I should try to use it, because it's interesting. It speaks to more than some people.” PeopleIfsFeelsShouldWritingTryingWellsMayUseFeelingsSpeakWealthInterestingRaceOpinionCriticismGenderSexualityRace And GenderGender And Sexuality Author:Wesley Morris
“As filmmakers, you're not working on just one project, you're producing something, directing something, shooting something, and so it becomes hard to do it by yourself.” HardProjectsShootingFilmmakerJust One Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“Music is a universal language.” LanguageMusic IsUniversalUniversal Language Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“When you play music, you don't need a language. Music is a language.” NeedsPlayLanguageMusic Is Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“I like it when actors depart from the script to find their characters.” CharacterActorsScripts Author:Fatih Ak?n
“I shot many scenes of Hamburg, albums full of postcard motifs, and I discarded almost all of them. I ride my bike through Hamburg every day. I go shopping here, I go to the doctor - and yet I no longer have the eye for telling stories about this damn city, even though I love it.” StoriesEyeCitiesSceneShotsDoctorsAlbumsDamnShoppingBikeTelling StoriesDiscardedPostcardsMotifs Author:Fatih Ak?n