I think I am a little jealous of women who have great girlfriends as adults.

When I went out to shoot for the first time, I thought this was going to be about the prison industrial complex, purely about prison for profit and the ways in which there's an industry making money and profiting off punishment.

I think good publicists are just like good mommies - always looking out, making sure folks are comfortable and making sure that folks are on time and making sure that folks are getting what they need and know what they need to do.

I just remember not having access to films as a young person who loved films but living in Compton.

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

I always go into a blocking rehearsal with an anchor, with a blocking plan. And sometimes they'll step into the room and they'll be in costume and you're like, "That sucks, that's not going to work. Let's think of something new."

I know that there are a lot of great women that have gone before me, so it's important to acknowledge them.