It's always healthy to be taken down a notch, even though it's humbling.
I don't think there's enough breadth to the stories told about African-Americans.
Characters who experience great trauma will sometimes create an escape.
I think there are many more stories still to be told about women.
My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.
My mother enjoyed few things more than investing in the underdogs and showing them that they were special and could achieve their dreams.