We have privilege in our hands as storytellers. We need to tell stories that reflect our world.

Dede Gardner

Categorized in : Need World Hands Privilege

Not to age myself, but I remember vividly 'Schoolhouse Rock!' and entrust my grammar to it.

rock myself age remember

I always loved movies as a child, and I love story. I got my degree in English. Film and story seemed, to me, the vector of the movie business. I really didn't know what 'the film business' meant, but I decided I wanted to be in it.

child me business love

A lot of movies come out and you think, 'Couldn't you have just tried a little harder?'

movies just think you

We are a very youth-driven culture, and I don't really know why because wisdom tends to come with more years, not fewer.

more know wisdom culture

I think what I do for a living is a privilege, so at the very least, I'd like to think it can be a good time.

good think living time

I got into the movie business because of 'Days of Heaven.'

days because business heaven

I am pretty much a nerd, and I love to read.

i-am pretty nerd love

Why tell a story that people have seen 900 times? That's not interesting artistically.

story tell people interesting

I treasure the dark hours in a theatre. But I don't think that, if a film does not reach the theatre, it is, therefore, not a film.

think treasure theatre dark

Everyone has a salary. Everyone has hopes and dreams for where they can invest their money. Everyone wants to do the best they can with it, and they don't want to be subjected to any sort of predatory lending.

dreams best money want

There are not grades of racism. There's racism.

grades racism

We are being held hostage by the people we elect.

elect by-the-people being people

If you believe that movies are alive and talking back to you, there's a point at which it's very obvious they're not finished.

movies back you believe