Quotes About Culture

Films are the largest and most impactful medium.

Even though I'm not Jamaican, I've always loved Jamaican culture because, to me, it's the island of magic, it's the island of politics, of resistance.

No matter how liberal or modern a family is, there will always be resistance when someone discloses that they are dating someone.

I think that in the past there has been a kind of cultural resistance to Latin because it's associated with elitism.

Novelas are very respected in the Latin world.

I don't think grime has ever been respected; it's not seen as a nice sound.

Grime music is still a young culture in itself. And my goal is to move it on to a more respected place.

I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language.

Travel taught me to date differently. I was more respectful of myself. It made me date differently.

People are pretty respectful for the most part.

Respecting women is something I've imbibed since childhood.

Audiences are the same all over the world, and if you entertain them, they'll respond.

People will always respond to high-class drama.

In the press, there's this desire for the black audience to be this monolithic thing that always responds to the same stars. That's a really reductive way of looking at the black audience.

Yes, the audience is so important to Negro music, especially the element of call and response.

Each city should have its own type of restaurant.

We've become such a restaurant society.

I'm going to work on food culture and help food become fun and part of peoples' lives again. The traditional restaurant is more commercial-oriented. But I want community through food.

The personality of a restaurant is very important.

Even as a kid, I ventured out to ethnic restaurants all the time.

Art and cinema is not restricted to any language.

People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled.

People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled. What about study abroad will make you a better J.Crew associate?

Calcutta is a very culturally-forward city. People encourage art, music, literature and I just feel like that's a city that looks for experiences over just retail.