I Never Thought I Was Pretty. I

We Have To Have Films About Action And Violence And Special Effects. That's The Sad Part, But You Know What? It's Not Me Doing It.

Anything Involving The Camera, You're Passionate About. Because There's No Movies Without It.

Coming From The '50s, Things Were Very Violent. We Were Still Being Lynched. If I Drove Down Through The South With My Mother, I Might Not Make It Through One State Without Being Bullied Or Harassed. I Feel Like Unless You've Been Black For A Week, You Don't Know.

I'm Still Trying To Do Films About Black Women.

I Felt Beauty Was A Magnet For Abuse, And I Had Suffered Greatly For It.