As A People We Do Not Need

I Wouldn't Be Doing Motherfu**ing Films For Almost Three Decades If Every Time I Did Something That Someone Didn't Like I Went In A Fu**ing Cocoon And Just Hid There And Didn't Make My Art.

We’ve Gone Through The Names—negro, African American, African, Black. For Me That’s An Indication Of A People Still Trying To Find Their Identity. Who Determines What Is Black?

All Directors Are Storytellers, So The Motivation Was To Tell The Story I Wanted To Tell. That's What I Love.

I Don't See Any Negativity With What Brad Pitt Is Doing With His Make It Right Foundation, Or What Sean Penn Is Trying To Do In Haiti.

I Don't Think Racism Can Be Eliminated In My Lifetime ... Or My Children's Or Grandchildren's. But I Think It's Something We Have To Strive For. I'm Going To Keep Working Toward That Day Coming.