I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.

Be true. Be beautiful. Be free. In the midst of segregation and racism Mamma raised us to be independent and free. We saw ourselves as citizens of the world, not of a block.

Fame is fleeting, honey. Fame is fleeting and it changes.

There was a time when fame meant that you were either someone who is really gifted in your field or you were making an impact or you are famous because you were a really horrible person, you know? But now, you can become famous by eating a frog. It's just not the same thing.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really like looking at the radio.