Quotes from Morgan Parker

We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art.

I've been thinking a lot about folks denying what has happened in history, or just not acknowledging it.

I really hope that people feel permission to talk about their own troubles, but also to celebrate themselves.

I liked the idea of using this mega-star [Beyoncé ] to talk about all those things on the tiny scale of my life.

I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and happenings around my life.

I spent a lot of time trying to layer upon layer upon layer as I wrote. I think that's often the fear of a writer, that little nuances won't get picked up.

It's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and living with it.

So much of the world and the systems that we live within are made to keep us from feeling like we're free. The way that black women in American came to be is just diametrically opposed to being free.

I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not.

In my experience when I do try to avoid something, it makes its way into the work anyway. To be in front of it and just make friends with it is easier for me.

Sometimes it's just rejecting stereotypes, sometimes it's creating work. Sometimes it's just blocking out the noise.

My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want to and think should be in the world.