Justin Simien : (8)

" The thing about TV is you kind of have an endless canvas. You can always keep going. " - Justin Simien

" 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.’ " - Justin Simien

" I saw ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at eight years old in theatres and spent hours trying to recreate the majestic imagery of that story in a drawing notepad at home. " - Justin Simien

" Self-doubt is a constant companion for a chubby, gay, black boy born in the South. " - Justin Simien

" I think we all have identity crises throughout our lives. " - Justin Simien

" There is a difference between being offended and being prejudiced and even being bigoted against. There’s a difference between that and racism. " - Justin Simien

" I loved Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls.’ " - Justin Simien

" If you examine any aspect of the human condition long enough, you really do have to start laughing at it. Because the business of being human is kind of ridiculous. " - Justin Simien