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26 quotes by Ryan Coogler

Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director and screenwriter. His first feature film, Fruitvale Station, won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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You never hear about a pit bull doing anything good in the media. And they have a stigma to them... and, in many ways, pit bulls are like young... →

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Black-on-black crime is a massive human rights issue that's going on in America.

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Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent crime, interaction with the police is... →

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There are so many people that don't come in contact with black men. Whether they live in a homogeneous area that's mostly white or whether... →

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For me, with me, making a film is always about humanity.

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To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a real person.

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Homicide through gun violence is the leading cause of death among young African American males in the United States. If people look a certain way... →

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I came up with this really crazy idea, this really small personal story that takes place in a universe that we are familiar with. Rocky is retired... →

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I used to write in school a lot; I always liked it and used to write on my own, comic books, come up with alternate story lines to the stuff I... →

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If I hear about a tsunami that hit Asia, hundreds of people have lost their lives, and you see it and you hear about it, but you still brush your... →

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We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for whatever reason, haven't done a... →

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What's important to me is offering perspectives into worlds that people don't often get to see. Do you know what I mean? From angles they... →

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My school was pretty much all African Americans, but it was still a little tough to be in because I didn't have a lot of money. And when I came... →

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