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The small moments I've had to talk with President Obama, I've told him, 'I get it.' His presidency was in some ways almost overshadowed by the fact that he was the first black president.
Kenya Barris
Black
First
Presidency
President
President Obama
Ways
Obama
Some
Small
Fact
Had
He
Almost
Talk
Him
His
Overshadowed
Get
Moments
And I feel like, as a black man within black culture, I know very well firsthand - as do my parents and my grandparents and great-grandparents - we're used to things not going our way.
Kenya Barris
Man
Culture
Black
Parents
Our
Way
Feel
Like
Know
Well
Within
Firsthand
Very
Going
Grandparents
Used
Things
I dug deep, and I found that there were people who voted for Obama and then voted for Trump - because they saw what they believed was going to be hope and change, and under Obama, their particular lives did not change.
Kenya Barris
Hope
Change
People
Saw
Hope And Change
Obama
Voted
Particular
Because
Dug
Were
Trump
Did
Going
Then
Who
Deep
Found
Believed
Lives
I would say any creative person has that: you can't just force a topic. Whether you're a painter, you want to do a cartoon. Anything. Something may come up that's not your style or suited to what you are working on at the moment. So you file it away and hopefully find a place for it.
Kenya Barris
You
Creative
Style
Suited
Say
Topic
Hopefully
Would
Find
Cartoon
Something
Come
Force
Up
Person
Any
May
Just
Want
Anything
Whether
Place
Working
Your
Moment
Painter
Creative Person
File
Away
Of all the 'Black-ish' characters, Zoey is most like my daughter, who goes to U.S.C.
Kenya Barris
Daughter
Characters
Like
Most
Goes
Who
I've been on predominantly 'white' shows before, and I had also been on predominantly 'black' shows. I would complain that when I was on a white show, they would only hire me because there was a black character or they needed a black voice. But then I would be mad if they went and hired a white dude in my position.
Kenya Barris
Character
Me
Black
Before
White
Complain
Mad
Would
Would-Be
Only
Voice
Had
Also
Because
Dude
Hire
Hired
Been
Then
Show
Shows
Needed
Position
As a creative, you have to be your truest form. You can't worry about fitting into whatever boxes people want to put you in.
Kenya Barris
You
Creative
People
Whatever
Worry
About
Put
Boxes
Truest
Fitting
Want
Form
Your
ABC has a general policy that you can't show images of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.
Kenya Barris
You
World
ABC
General
Policy
Trade
Center
Sept
Show
Images
World Trade
World Trade Center
I don't know Channing Dungey well, but we have talked several times, and she seems like an amazing executive.
Kenya Barris
Amazing
Several
Seems
Like
Know
Executive
She
Well
Talked
Times
I have five kids, and people can say 'nature versus nurture,' but it is nature! Nurture has so little to do with it. I have five kids, and there are five totally different people in my house.
Kenya Barris
Nature
People
Nurture
Say
Kids
Totally
House
Versus
Five
Different
Little
Different People
Jill Soloway is a friend of mine. She does 'Transparent,' and she's amazingly funny and brilliant and bright. And I love her show.
Kenya Barris
Love
Funny
Brilliant
Mine
She
Does
Amazingly
Friend
Transparent
Show
Bright
Her
The PC way of handling culture has been to not talk about it. But we should be talking about it.
Kenya Barris
Culture
Way
Has-Been
About
Talk
Talking
Been
Handling
Should
Every time we make a movie, 'Guardians' included, 'Black Panther' included, 'Infinity War' included, we just feel lucky to be making that movie, and that's basically what the focus is on.
Kevin Feige
War
Time
Focus
Black
Every
Every Time
Guardians
Panther
Feel
Make
Making
Infinity
Just
Movie
Lucky
Included
Basically
I'm not sure that 'Iron Man' is a superhero movie. I think towards the end of the movie, Iron Man pretends to be a superhero - he's entertained by that notion. I think 'X-Men' is a sci-fi movie.
Kevin Feige
Man
Think
Entertained
Pretends
Superhero
He
Towards
Sci-Fi
Sure
End
Iron
Iron Man
Movie
Notion
'Guardians Of The Galaxy' was, as 'Ant-Man' was, just fun, in terms of expanding this universe. We always say, how can we keep audiences surprise at what an MCU film can be?
Kevin Feige
Universe
Guardians
Say
Terms
Always
How
Audiences
Surprise
Expanding
Just
Galaxy
Fun
Keep
Film
We try to keep audiences coming back in greater numbers by doing the unexpected and not simply following a pattern or a mold or a formula.
Kevin Feige
Try
Back
Following
Simply
Greater
Audiences
Coming
Doing
Unexpected
Pattern
Formula
Mold
Keep
Numbers
I'm always worried about overhype. I love underhype.
Kevin Feige
Love
Worried
About
Always
From a financial perspective, you have to think about what the film will generate in revenue so you can set a budget against it.
Kevin Feige
You
Financial
Perspective
Will
Think
About
Generate
Budget
Revenue
Against
Film
Set
In the case of 'Thor,' it was just casting the best people for the part. Ken Branagh had the idea to cast Idris Elba as Heimdall, and we didn't blink at that chance to do it.
Kevin Feige
Best
People
Thor
Case
Cast
Casting
Had
Part
Idea
Blink
Just
Ken
Chance
'X-Men 1' - I did a cameo.
Kevin Feige
Cameo
Did
'Iron Man' and 'Iron Man 2' are as Jon Favreau films as you can see.
Kevin Feige
You
Man
Films
See
Jon
Iron
Iron Man
Kenneth Branagh has his stamp all over 'Thor.'
Kevin Feige
Thor
Over
His
Stamp
Kenneth
Film is much more of a brand business, whereas on Broadway, you can do complete unknowns and have hits.
Kevin McCollum
You
Business
Unknowns
Complete
Broadway
More
Brand
Hits
Whereas
Much
Film
Whether it's New York or somewhere else, the metaphor of 'Avenue Q,' which is the place you live when you can't afford to live anywhere else - and we've all been through that in our journey. As I always say, at any moment I could be back on Avenue Q if I pick the wrong show.
Kevin McCollum
Journey
You
Somewhere
Avenue
Live
Else
Back
Our
Say
Somewhere Else
Could
Through
Pick
Wrong
New
Always
Metaphor
Been
Afford
York
Any
New York
Whether
Place
Which
Anywhere
Anywhere Else
Show
Moment
We all tell our own stories the way we live our lives. My story is: Life is too short to not believe in fresh voices. I don't have Hollywood stars. I have great American artists.
Kevin McCollum
Life
Great
Life Is Too Short
Own
Live
Believe
Stars
Great American
Too
Our
Way
Our Lives
Tell
Voices
Fresh
American
Short
Artists
Stories
Story
Hollywood
Lives
We don't sign an artist to fill a void, ever. I'll never find a Taylor Swift. You can't find a new Madonna, you cannot find a Prince, a Bob Marley, a John Lennon. You won't find another Kanye West. We simply deal with people as they walk in, and we say we either love them or we don't.
L.A. Reid
Love
You
People
Walk
Say
Marley
Sign
Find
Madonna
John
John Lennon
Void
Never
Simply
New
Prince
Another
Deal
West
Artist
Cannot
Either
Them
Lennon
Bob
Bob Marley
Taylor
Taylor Swift
Kanye
Kanye West
Swift
Fill
Ever
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