"With a movie, you have the power of putting out an idea about the world and for people to take it se..." — Boots Riley

People want things that address their everyday reality, and that goes for stuff that isn't political - with singer-songwriter music, people want things that touch them.

We're told, 'If you want to change the world, vote.' And really, if you want to change the world, there's a lot more things that you can do.

The United States is going to keep on with its imperialist ways.

People want something that's relevant to their lives. They want something that means something to them, and they want something where it seems like people have thought about what they're saying.