Boots Riley

The crux of our power isn't only in our voice. It is in our economic function in society. ”

We all - even at a base level, even a Republican - understand that the people with the money are the ones with the power. We all learn that. ”

I think art is communication. To that extent, it can be the words between the words. It has a possibility of communicating something more than people can do with prose or just talking. ”

There's this zeitgeist happening, and people are more open to 'Sorry to Bother You' being a hit with 'Get Out' being out there. But that zeitgeist is also happening because of the movements going back to Occupy and Black Lives Matter. Usually, film is years behind. It just so happens that, this time, everything is lining up. ”

Making movies seemed so impossible as far as getting my ideas funded. ”

Rarely, someone comes around that is influenced by so many things but is looking for a new way to do something. ”

If you tell a story that's only allegory, then it doesn't help you at all. If it doesn't bring some emotional charge, then it's just talking about something. ”

The goal with a show is to push forward the passion in a visual and sonic way. It all comes out in a trance-like way, fast and pulsating. Then people can go home and think about the lyrics later. ”

I think most people would love for us to be a socialist society. ”

I used to get worried about writing a love song, because everyone else is doing them, and there are already enough of them out there. But I came to realize that there's a reason for that: Love is powerful, one of the most powerful emotions there is. ”