It’s about being true to my artistry, which I’ve been doing. It’s super important to do smart films. – Ashton Sanders
I feel like a lot of black men ‘put on’ because of what they see and because of what people tell them they have to be. – Ashton Sanders
I didn’t know that ’12 Years a Slave’ was being filmed at the same time we were making ‘The Retrieval.’ – Ashton Sanders
I’m getting the training I need to progress as an actor. If something comes up and I have to drop, I’ll drop. – Ashton Sanders
I’m acting! And doing it for income! But it’s for something that I love, and that’s super rare. – Ashton Sanders
I want to keep doing projects that speak for people within the community and tell different types of meaningful stories. – Ashton Sanders
There’s so many strict ideas and rules, whether it’s from religion or it’s just generations and generations. – Ashton Sanders
A lot of these artists are out here don’t stay true to why they started doing this in the first place. – Ashton Sanders
For my career, I want to be able to do projects that have serious context to them or that make me grow as a person and an artist after the experience. – Ashton Sanders
There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man. – Ashton Sanders
