I wish I could be the black woman Soderbergh, and put the camera on my shoulder and shoot beautifully while I directed.

I just don't think there's a lot of support for the woman's voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time.

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'm a huge Dirty Dancing fan. I feel like I should be reading [William] Shakespeare, but I'm watching Baby not be in a corner.

We're living based on laws and ideas that we, as a society, embraced back in the days of slavery.

Figure out what you need to do to be the heroine of your own story.

My parents [are my hero]. They've helped me be who I am.