The role James Baldwin played in my life is incommensurable as stated above. He helped, along with a few others, to shape the man that I am today. My debt to him is invaluable.

[James] Baldwin "was one of greatest intellectuals of his time. He was an important voice, period, not an important black voice."

[James] Baldwin explained that you have your own history, and that you cannot be responsible, for example, for slavery.

I just hope that my films will survive me.

[James] Baldwin was a revelation for me, the kind of revelation that follows you all your life because you can go back to it. It's not just about stories. It's about philosophy. It's about criticizing the world. It's about deconstructing the world around you.

Just try to be yourself and resist complacency and ignorance. All you can do is work, work; work and be disciplined.

Your tweet is as important as if you would have written a Ph.D. [dissertation] on the subject.