Baron Vaughn Quotes

I've liked most of the films that I've been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see.

I like Soderbergh, Spielberg, Lucas. There's a lot of talented guys out there obviously, and if you're a fan of films, you have to look at that stuff and learn from them.

As far as I'm concerned, the coolest word in film is 'cult.'

Even from a really young age I was a huge movie buff - five, six, seven, eight. Just loved movies, but in a more in-depth way than most kids that loved movies at that time. I'd find a filmmaker or something and want to see all his movies.

I mean I like most of the films that I've seen that I've been in.

You would be surprised of films that people just don't see. You know what I mean? I'm always working and I'm a film buff but I'm an old school film buff.

I was never interested in film. Never. I never even thought of it. I wasn't even a film buff, I didn't see many films ever.

I want to see as many movies as I can and I covet a lot of weird influential movies.

I absolutely love genre movies. When I was a kid, I was really impacted by genre films and cult classics.

I like 'Citizen Kane,' I like 'The Godfather,' all the ones that everyone should see, whether you're an actor or not.

For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.

Cinema is not part of my entertainment.

My father always told me that story was first and foremost. We would watch not just his films but a lot of classic American films. My father was a great David Lean fan, and David Lean's one of my favorite directors. We would discuss films endlessly.

I'm a huge film buff. If it wasn't for Martin Scorcese, Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani, I wouldn't be here.

It's very hard for me to go to the movies because I know all the tricks, and I know everybody. I don't watch many at all. And the ones I do watch are generally much older films.

I lived within walking distance of Harvard Square, and that's where I discovered my love of cinema. I saw a lot of foreign and independent films there.

I grew up in a film lovers' family and I have been watching the best of world cinema from age six.

I relate to all kinds of film.

I will always accept good films that require demanding performances.

Talk to any black person in my age group, and they'll say 'A Different World' is why they went to college. The show literally changed my life, and it boggles my mind that it doesn't get the kind of love it deserves.

I am not looking at my TV show to change the world.

For me, cinema is very important. I grew up with television; then, as a teenager, you discover cinema.

I'm so passionate and love the craft of movies and watch them over and over.

As a black woman, I feel like I have a unique experience that we don't often see in media portrayals of the South.

Many times, I get young people asking, 'What do you think about black movies?' And I say, 'What are you talking about? You mean Hollywood movies that have black people in them?' It's gone back to that, and that's not the same thing as a black movie.