John Ridley Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“Until politicos take a true stand in defense of marriage by proposing an anti-adultery amendment to the Constitution, stop demonizing gays and lesbians when the one debasing your marriage is the individual in the mirror.”

“Writing a screenplay needs to be more than words on a page - and by the way, I think the words on the page are something you have to try to execute on the highest level you can; I'm not dismissing that by any regard.”

“I still have my first 'Black Lightning' that I got way back in the day, and my first 'Steel.' And I proudly display those comics, by the way. I have a lot of comics, but those are among the ones that mean the most to me.”

“Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning in America.”

“Even I haven't downed enough L.A. Kool-Aid to believe that somehow Hollywood movies are an overt instrument of morality.”

“Let's be very clear: Living 'unforgiven' is not the sole domain of blacks. It can be found in any successful person.”

“Quite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation.”

“I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain 'what's up with black folks.'”

“I understand politicos gotta make bank. But cloistering with the Hollywood elite is not how you prove you're a man of the people.”

“I'm John the Fourth, so I think there's a lot of things in life that have been truly handed to me by the hard work and the pain of others.”