I tell actresses, "If you're too tall, if you're too fat, you're not going to work. I don't care how talented you are." It's a business, and sex sells.
I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.
I'm still trying to do films about black women.
Sex, action, special effects, and violence sell.
Out of necessity comes genius.
My mother really wanted me to be in possibly a beauty pageant, not only for if I could win, but it helped improve my self-image because of trauma in my childhood and other issues.