Historically, you've had really muddy, unforgiving, unintentional images of black people.

I've been to Sundance eight times as a publicist and thought I was very prepared. I mean, who could've been more prepared for me? A publicist who's been there eight times. Getting there as a filmmaker was a completely surreal, different, unexpected experience.

We've had these bursts of cool years here or there but that's not change. That's a trend. You only hope that this could be the beginning of true change.

Netflix represents, as well as all the streaming services, something that I've been talking about being so important to inclusive voices around films.

When you force sleep, it doesn't happen.

I don't want to say that in a place that's negative about what the fear is. I just want to be a realist.

I don't understand the iPhone. I just don't get it. Don't ya'll have to write serious emails throughout the day? How can you possibly manage detailed missives on a phone with no keys?