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• ‟ There is no monolithic black culture. It's completely different for someone born in Harlem to someone born in Houston or London with one exception, which is that people contributing to black culture have the experience of being black.

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• ‟ I tend to be collaborative, and I want to hear other people's ideas. Especially with actors, I want them to feel like they can breathe life into their characters.

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• ‟ Daring to make films of any kind and thus invite the possibility of ridicule was an internal battle of mine for many years as I worked on the screenplay for what would become 'Dear White People' beginning at the end of George W. Bush's second term.

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• ‟ Shows like 'Empire'... one of the most profound powerful things is that there's a gay male character who is loved. That character is going to save a lot of people's lives. Black families are confronting the idea that a gay black character can be human.

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• ‟ It's called 'Dear White People,' but really, it's about these black characters and how they are involved or not involved in a racial scandal in ways that might surprise them and others, right?

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• ‟ Everyone is very aware that, not only do we have a race problem, but it's so pervasive that it affects national and global politics on a scale that I don't think a lot of people imagined.

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• ‟ Balance, I think, and self-care is something I want people to really take to heart.

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• ‟ The way Hollywood and TV is, black people don't have any choice but to see ourselves in white-dominated television shows and stories and movies.

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• ‟ I've always thought that 'Dear White People' should live on as a TV show, so I'll leave it at that.

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• ‟ It occurred to me that by naming the film itself 'Dear White People,' I could tap into the burgeoning meme culture as well as make a meta-commentary about the controversies within the film.

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• ‟ 'Color-blind' comes up - people say 'Oh, I'm color-blind and therefore can't be accused of racism,' but I think that if we are going to have an honest dialogue about racism, we have to admit that people of color are having a different experience.

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• ‟ Basically, the system works to my disadvantage for no other reason than that I am a person of color, and I am telling stories about people of color.

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• ‟ Satire and comedy are really the only film mediums where you can get into ideas and have people leave the theater without being moralized.

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