"I often have to play a role to get what I want in my life. At the same time, I can't do that without..." — Justin Simien

I've always thought that 'Dear White People' should live on as a TV show, so I'll leave it at that.

As much as I'd love to believe that we are 'post-racial' - an idea that really gained traction after the election of Barack Obama in 2008 - I can never escape the fact that in the world I am perceived as a 'black man' and, in certain parts of the world, as a 'black gay man.'

You can't get along in society without an identity.

'Blue is the Warmest Colour' - I'm not a lesbian, I'm not French, I'm not a woman, but I saw so much of myself in those women and in those characters. I saw different parts of myself than I ever would've seen if I hadn't seen that film.