Rick Famuyiwa I’m a first-generation American. My parents are from Nigeria. I had this weird last name that looked Japanese, and then people would see me and go, ‘Oh. You’re not Japanese.’ – Rick Famuyiwa American Quotes Firstgeneration Quotes Japanese Quotes Looked Quotes Nigeria Quotes Parents Quotes People Quotes Weird Quotes I think Black cinema is thought of in small terms. That’s where most of the problems come from. When there’s a film that has success, like in the ’90s with the crime hood films; when one of them does well, it becomes the replication, or there’s a romantic comedy that breaks out, it becomes a singular way of looking at it. Wedding films are always about the differences between people. But they haven’t quite dealt with African-Americans and Latinos.
Kevin Jonas My brothers and I have basically grown up on screen, and we feel so blessed and lucky because it’s been amazing. – Kevin Jonas
Emily Meade I really hate misunderstandings – to a degree that it’s hard for me to watch sitcoms, or any kind of funny movie where there’s, like, this big mishap, or miscommunication. It gives me such anxiety that I almost can’t make it through the movie. – Emily Meade
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