It’s a big idea. It’s like, ‘Wow what if this doesn’t work?’ Then, it doesn’t work. You know what they say about relationship, right? If you’re in a long-term relationship, significant relationship, it takes half the time you’re in that relationship, for you to get over that person. If you’re in a relationship for eight years, it’s gonna take four years, like it or not, to get them out of your system. I’ve done it. It’s true.

So, how many years have we been dealing with this (racism) sht? (The resolution) is not going to happen in two years. It’s not gonna happen in four years. It’s a long journey, so we’ll stumble, we should stumble together, you guys do most of the stumbling. And, we will get there, but don’t expect it to be fixed just like that (with panel discussions and speeches).

-Taika Waititi, The Hollywood Reporter, Raising Our Voices Luncheon, 2023