When people come in the door and they have something, discovering and exploring the character is a real joy.

Whatever you do, whether you're doing a television drama or a romantic comedy, you want to be relevant, to some degree.

I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain 'what's up with black folks.'

You can treat faith as part of people's it's lives.

Facts tend to take the punch out of a good hate rant and are therefore left best unsaid.

I think I'm an overly emotional person. I feel a lot, but I don't believe that's unique to me or that's how I am able to do the things I do.

I've written films that are violent. I'm not big on sitting and watching violence.