Coming from the '50s, things were very violent. We were still being lynched. If I drove down through the South with my mother, I might not make it through one state without being bullied or harassed. I feel like unless you've been black for a week, you don't know.

There are just certain realities about our world and I just happen to be creative within it.

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 consider myself conscious of how we're treated, and sometimes I can be a feminist.

The first movie that I saw was Godzilla and I loved it.

I think people will have great conversations about religions, women's sexuality, gender issues and gay issues.

Coming from the '50s, things were very violent. We were still being lynched. If I drove down through the South with my mother, I might not make it through one state without being bullied or harassed. I feel like unless you've been black for a week, you don't know.