Roye Okupe

w:Roye Okupe is a Nigerian–American filmmaker and author. He is best known as the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the fantasy animated series Iyanu. He is the creator of afro-futuristic superhero franchise E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams, the historical-fantasy graphic novel series Malika: Warrior Queen and the fantasy graphic novel Iyanu: Child of Wonder. Quotes You’ll always be like everyone else until you’re willing to do what everyone else won’t. persist (suffer) longer than everyone else, the fear of wondering “what if” became greater than the fear of failure Achieving something great requires great sacrifice. Where there is no vision, the people perish. achieving something great requires great sacrifice. it’s your responsibility to make it happen and then people will join the bandwagon once you start to get some recognition.” So it’s not just African or African-Americans, it’s pretty much anybody who is interested in a great story.” The more specific you get, the more global and the more broadly acceptable your story becomes. you have no idea how much influence entertainment has over the minds of children and adults. External link Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)