You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.

Especially in this industry, women challenge men much more now because we're saying, 'We can do it, too.'

And what happens a lot of times when - let's just speak specifically white and black - when white or black people feel misunderstood when it comes to talking about race, they immediately get defensive.

If your woman is asleep every time you get home, shes just really tired. Of you.

When you look at "American Crime" and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive - why does that character always have to be white?

We play different people - our art form is performance art - so unless you're playing the same type of person, I don't know if you could improve or make it worse.

My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong.