I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that happened within a small community and a family.

I want people with epilepsy to know that there are ways in which they can play a role in their own recovery. It's all in how they approach what is happening and how they can use that as a catalyst for their own growth. If there's one thing that I've learned, it's that people are willing to embrace you if you share your story.

In The Black Power Mixtape , you hear the voice of Angela Davis - not someone playing Angela Davis.

My Toussaint [Louverture] film is in limbo. We still hope after all this time that we can find another way to get this film done.

Lethal Weapon 2 used the platform to talk about the apartheid system. That was a very important moment for us.

Remember, we're talking [in The Black Power Mixtape] about 1967, the year before [Martin Luther] King's assassination. We're talking about the emergence of black power, which is a discussion King mentioned in his last book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? We're talking about the meaning of black power and the possibility that it alienated our supporters, both white and black.

One of the main purveyors of violence in this world has been this country America.