I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.
But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.
But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.
I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.
I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me.
The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.