If there is something that determines my motivation in the work I do, it's the sense of injustice. Raoul Peck More Quotes by Raoul Peck More Quotes From Raoul Peck James Baldwin is probably, for me and for many other people, one of the most extraordinary authors in this country, black or white. And he is somebody who changed my life. Raoul Peck my-lifemelifepeople We forgot that Martin Luther King, Jr. changed his discourse toward the end of his life because he understood that the real fundamental problem of this country was not just race, it was class. It was the economical situation of not only poor blacks but also the poor white part of the population and everything in between. Raoul Peck kingsituationwhitelife We ignore our own history. We ignore all these values and valuable people who really changed everything, who sacrificed their own lives for a better America. Raoul Peck betterignorehistorypeople Right now, the machine keeps us totally busy. If you don't react against it, you'll end up letting yourself go and become the perfect consumer. That's what they want. Raoul Peck endyourselfyoubusy The only direction I can give to an actor, a good actor who knows his skills, is, 'Here are those words. They're yours. Make them yours. Don't tell the text but be the text.' That means you have to be the emotion of the text. Raoul Peck directionwordsgoodyou A black character is much more than just a black character; he's a character, period. So show the world as it is. Even with all your artistic license, you make a political choice. Raoul Peck youblackcharacterworld When you stand up in the morning, you look in the mirror and say, 'I'm black.' No. You wake up and you see yourself as a human being in the world, but you raise discussion and raise aggression, the anger that you confront every day of your life, whether you want to or not. Raoul Peck mirrordaymorninglife You face the reality, whether it's hopeful or hopeless. What's your alternative? To lie down and die? Raoul Peck faceliedieyou Sometimes people ask me, 'Are you an optimist or a pessimist?' It doesn't matter. Whether I have a future or not is for me to decide. Raoul Peck meyoufuturepeople I refuse to make films where the audience comes for consumption. I make films where you know you are also part of the process. Raoul Peck knowyouaudienceprocess I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money. Raoul Peck thinkmusicmoneysometimes
