Debra Granik Quotes

It's easier to say people are crazy than to try to figure out why.

People are naive about such things, and they would rather write them off as evil than attempt to understand them. An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless.

The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; it is this.

Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.

Putting labels on entire groups of people makes things much simpler. If all New Yorkers are pushy, or all politicians are dishonest, we don't have to do the hard work of figuring out who's who.

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

I think putting labels on people is just an easy way of marketing something you don't understand.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

People always want to think that because you're not from a certain circumstance, you can't relate. That's ridiculous.

I hate bumper stickers, you can't sum anything up. All you do is paint yourself in some caricaturist corner.

Stereotypes happen. I try not to embrace them or avoid them.

The show doesn't drive home a lesson, but it can open up people's minds enough for them to see how stupid every kind of prejudice can be.

There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.

Never judge a person if you don't know him.

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

The absolute basis of all prejudice is ignorance and generalization.

If prejudice could reason, it would dispel itself.

Stereotypes exist because there's always some truth to stereotypes. Not always, but often.

You should never assume about someone.

People still make all sorts of assumptions about me. I've just gone past the point of caring.

Stereotypes are so played out.

I feel it's a lot easier to hate or dislike someone that you see as different. It is a lot harder to hate them when you see they are just the exact same as you.

I came from the NFL, so people didn't like that, or they just try to make assumptions, and I think when you assume, you look stupid.

It's assumed that light-skinned women have no problems or issues, but they are judged before you know who they are.