I ask everyone - white Hollywood and black Hollywood - to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That's where they're going to learn from each other, and that's where they're going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
Russell SimmonsNever change for the mainstreamโstay in your lane, and if youโre talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
Russell SimmonsFortunately, Hollywood is open to change. It's just a question of how to go about doing it.
Russell SimmonsIf you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws. The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you're talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you're always coming up against lobbyists.
Russell Simmons