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

I would describe myself as a filmmaker, period.

There are a lot of filmmakers I love whose work doesn't inspire mine at all. For example: Quentin Tarantino. From his films you can see that he has a wicked sense of humour, and I love that!

I prefer to discover new talent by holding open auditions.

I definitely don't intend to only make films about Nigerians or Africans. I want to make films about people, any people.

It was never a deliberate decision to make films about the 'woman experience'.

Three directors whose work directly influences mine are Paul Thomas Anderson, Darren Aronofsky and Susanne Bier (her Danish films). You'll notice that they all don't make feel good movies, same as me, and their films are always visually simple but beautiful (and I hope mine are!).