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There's something very special about knowing what you want to do and knowing the story you want to tell, but finding it together.

John Ridley

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John Ridley
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 1
Censor
Comics Writer
Executive Producer
Film Director
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Showrunner
Television Producer
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
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When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.
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As a coping mechanism, or as a way to make a little hard count by shilling demons in the shadows, I try not to belittle the thought process of the conspiracy theorists. As a cocktail waitress in Vegas once schooled me: never get down on anybody else's hustle.
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With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.'
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