Quotes from Roger Ross Williams

I will always make films that champion outsiders, because I still feel like one, even though I'm now governor of the documentary branch of the Academy.

I'm definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a voice to those in the world who don't have one.

Expectations that black directors have to make black films about black subject matter are, to me, kind of absurd.

The first time I saw the Dutch character known as Black Pete, or Zwarte Piet, my heart sank, and I felt a little nauseated.

While growing up, I lived in my own fantasy world. I had kind of a rough childhood, so I created my own reality.