I don't think it's good when entertainment tries to proselytize and I don't think people ultimately want someone showing up in their living room and just hectoring at them all day long. But if you can create a space where people are caught up in something - whether it's a drama, a comedy, a romantic comedy, or science fiction - that's when people give over their minds and allow their emotions to flow.
John RidleyMy kids will find me walking around the house talking to myself and think I'm going crazy. I like to read the scripts out loud and really get the rhythm for the dialogue.
John RidleyI understand politicos gotta make bank. But cloistering with the Hollywood elite is not how you prove you're a man of the people.
John RidleyMuch as banks don't care where your money's coming from, the Electoral College is all 'don't ask, don't care' when it comes to votes.
John Ridley