Even I haven't downed enough L.A. Kool-Aid to believe that somehow Hollywood movies are an overt instrument of morality.
John RidleyQuite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Barack Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation.
John RidleyBarack Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning in America.
John RidleyWe see films all the time, whether they have access to all kinds of intellectual property or artifacts, and the one thing that they don't get is story. So I think whether you're talking about a biopic or an action film or a science-fiction film that has all the CGI in the world, if you're not trying to connect with an audience, it doesn't really matter.
John Ridley