Women have been such an important part of my life. I try, every day, to be a better father to my daughters and a better husband. Nate Parker More Quotes by Nate Parker More Quotes From Nate Parker A lot of those old ideas are dying with the people who created them, and there's this new generation of filmmaker that's saying, "We're in this together, these are issues that we all deal with, let's just present issues to screen without bias and figure out what the audience has to say about them." Nate Parker issues people ideas This is the psychosis of being a human being - the things that we deal with on a day-to-day basis that make us who we are and that sometimes we have to get on the couch and talk out. Nate Parker psychosis who-we-are sometimes I think it takes a lot of courage to be able to direct a film. If you have that courage and that vision together, and you pick the cast that you believe will achieve your vision, you win. Nate Parker winning believe thinking Self-esteem and identity are very fragile things. I think a lot of times, those are the motivations for why people do take their own lives - not being seen, not being recognized, not being loved, not feeling supported, not feeling understood. Nate Parker motivation self-esteem thinking Because we are a conglomerate of our experiences - you take away any experience and you take away a piece of identity. You take away a piece of identity and we don't really know who we are. Nate Parker who-we-are pieces identity How many films are there about friendships between teenagers? And how many projects are there dealing with friendships among adults? True friendships - really dealing with the intimacy behind what happened then, and how long you've known each other, and the wounds that haven't healed. That's what [About Alex] film is about. Nate Parker true-friend teenager long Sometimes little things can prolong an experience in a way that you run over budget. It's very scientific; a lot of people don't understand the science that goes behind making a film. Nate Parker running littles people I think Jesse [Zwick] is part of a new generation of director, because we'd be kidding ourselves if we did not acknowledge that there is this unsaid rule that the hero looks a certain way. Nate Parker hero directors thinking Being a woman in 2016 if very different, imagine being a woman 20 years ago, and when we talk about consent, maybe 20 years from now we'll know things about consent and examine it from a different perspective than we are now. Nate Parker perspective different years I believe in hiring people to do their jobs.I want to hire an editor.They say you make a movie three times: when you write it, when you direct it, and when you edit it. So I have three shots to get it right! Nate Parker writing jobs believe The good thing about a film, or at least the films I've been a part of, is, no matter what happens in the end, you do the premiere and everyone's excited. You don't remember the rough times. Nate Parker film matter remember Far too often scripts are being written with race in mind, but the subject matter doesn't lend itself to any conversation on race. I applaud Jesse [Zwick] for having the courage to say, this [About Alex] just a story about friends, and they could be anyone. There's no specific color that forces a relationship to be discussed in any other manner. Nate Parker color race mind When you're in a relationship with someone you have to be in control of that relationship and you have to be as open as you can about everything, straight up, out the gate. Nate Parker straight-up gates If a director, I believe, has vision and knows so clearly what they want, then you can have a film that can perform. Whereas you can have done 50 movies, but if you're unsure this time, your movie may not turn out. Nate Parker vision believe directors When I walk home at night I don't have to worry about anything. But when a woman walks home at night she gotta think about a lot of different things. Nate Parker home night thinking Some people think racism is if you say the n-word, so homophobia is if you call someone... Nate Parker racism people thinking Any movement that has been successful in this country for Black liberation has included old and young, men and women, and people not of color that understand their superiority complex, that understand White supremacy, and that internalize that, sort that out, and heal from that in order that they might help, because there are some people of color that are not on our side. Nate Parker successful men country You can be addicted to White Supremacy and all of the benefits, you can be addicted to male privilege and all of the benefits that comes from it. It's like someone pointing at you and you have a stain on your shirt and you don't even know it. Nate Parker privilege benefits white I'm a work in progress. I'm trying to be better. Nate Parker work-in-progress progress trying I have engaged in hyper-male culture, and I'm learning about it, and I'm learning how I can change and help young boys and young men change. Nate Parker males men boys
