The African-American community is not monolithic. It's liberal and conservative.

My passion is to tell stories that reflect humanity.

Struggle and survival, losing and winning, doesn't matter. It's entering the race that counts. You enter, you can win, you can lose .... but it's all about entering the race.

I don't want to be an actress, because I think that they have to be really pretty, and I'm not.

I like serious films, the moneymaking blockbusters that don't make any kind of sense and John Carpenter films.

You never know how people are going to respond.

Our culture is revered and it inspires people all around the globe.