John Ridley (born 1965) is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, television showrunner and writer known for 12 Years a Slave and Three Kings. Read full biography of John Ridley →
Bigots are actually funny to me in the way that people who still wear parachute pants give me a chuckle.
When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.
As an individual, and I have to say as a person of color, the thing about being an 'other' in America is I really feel like you're... →
Every president to hold office has espoused some version of Americanism - the truths that we hold self-evident, even when those truths are not always... →
With writing, timing is everything. Being in the right place at the right time.
When I go to business meetings, I'm still told way too often by some receptionist, 'The mail room is downstairs,' to believe that racial... →
White folks, no matter how well-meaning or open-minded, have no true idea what it's like to be black in America. That's not a slam against... →
If art is singular expression, then by nature, the best art is controversial. But when art stirs debate for reasons besides its artistic integrity... →
Perhaps the single most important thing for a child is to be with a loving, supportive family. And all things being equal, any child of any race... →
Reactionary conservatives are smiling through the racial apocalypse. To them, race baiting is a joke, as 'humorist' Rush Limbaugh will tell... →
The great thing about working with NPR - and, really, there's like a million of 'em - is all the cool stuff I get to do for the public. Meet... →
There are any number of very hard working people in Hollywood who deserve recognition. Mostly its the artisans and crafts persons - the 'below... →
To this day, the only argument against Obama that critics can seem to come up with involves admitting he's better than them - though they... →
John Ridley (born 1965) is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, television showrunner and writer known for 12 Years a Slave and Three Kings.