I can't remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that no meant no, but that's it.

I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.

I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for "then" but a message for "now."

I think it's like the '60s - we're going to see another revolution in film where these new filmmakers stand up and take ownership of what film is and mould it into what they want.

Self-esteem and identity are very fragile things. I think a lot of times, those are the motivations for why people do take their own lives - not being seen, not being recognized, not being loved, not feeling supported, not feeling understood.

Any movement that has been successful in this country for Black liberation has included old and young, men and women, and people not of color that understand their superiority complex, that understand White supremacy, and that internalize that, sort that out, and heal from that in order that they might help, because there are some people of color that are not on our side.

When an artist becomes complacent, he dies.