Cord Jefferson, the filmmaker of 'American Fiction,' has been nominated for five Spirit Awards. He expressed his insecurity and sensitivity as an artist, quoting Erykah Badu. Jefferson highlighted the lack of representation in the film industry and the challenges he faced as a filmmaker.
Cord Jefferson Channels Erykah Badu to Explain Awards Season Jitters – IndieWire https://t.co/Kl6PVtJfLg
“I’m an artist, so I’m sensitive about my shit. That is 100 percent true. I am deeply insecure,” Cord Jefferson said accepting his IndieWire Honors Award, quoting the singer Erykah Badu. “I’ve never written a movie before I made this movie." https://t.co/eoMJm4zcgE https://t.co/feGn3FMr5o
Cord Jefferson Channels Erykah Badu to Explain Awards Season Insecurity: ‘I’m an Artist, So I’m Sensitive About My S***’ https://t.co/InHZ2ziiWr
“More than anything, it’s just being yourself. That’s one of the reasons I’ve been so lucky with my career — on top of the obvious of me being a white woman in music. I think people are quite scared of me, and they’ve been like that since I was 18. I don’t know what it is; I… https://t.co/NVErJ3XhC1
"One of the reasons why I didn’t allow myself to think of myself as an artist earlier on is because I didn’t really see people a lot of the time making the movies that I wanted to make and telling the stories that I wanted to tell who looked like me.” https://t.co/oLDaiWdHBn https://t.co/1TBWzcSvbJ
'American Fiction' Filmmaker Cord Jefferson Reacts to Film's Five Spirit Award Nominations https://t.co/bNZzc7hPZB