There was no way I was going back to school to study anything for another three or four years. I was done with that. So I tried working on other people's projects, but didn't find any where I felt I could learn what I needed to learn.

My favourite films are in languages I don't understand.

I entered the film industry sprinting, but not for long.

I was having tea with a guy I was introduced to, about the possibility of working with him at his production company. He asked me if I'd written anything, and I said yes. Then he said 'why don't you just shoot it'? And I thought, "duh!" Best advice I ever got.

While my work is usually about the Igbo woman experience, there are many aspects of my female characters that women everywhere can and do relate to.

I prefer to discover new talent by holding open auditions.

There was no way I was going back to school to study anything for another three or four years. I was done with that. So I tried working on other people's projects, but didn't find any where I felt I could learn what I needed to learn.