I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce.

And just because someone doesn't understand doesn't mean they don't want to.

I think I've been lucky in the regard to have a team that sees me as an artist.

I recognize the amount of time that it takes as a director. I made the choice to stop taking roles outside of L.A. because I didn't want to miss any of my child's life.

Race is a very sensitive subject.

And, for example, like, when you're having the conversation with your child about getting their driver's license. Well, a white family - their biggest fear is just that you're driving safely and that they're minding the rules of the road, whereas a black family - their biggest fear is that their child is going to get pulled over and treated unfairly for a reason that they won't understand.

"Southland" was not written for a black woman.