I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.

I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces.

I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of commercials too.

I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so!

As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.

I'm worried just as much about Donald Trump as that crazy guy in North Korea - and he has a nuclear code. I'm worrying about that.

Surprises are good. I'm not of the thinking where you tell the audience everything. Sometimes I don't even want to see the trailers. You see the trailer, you've seen the movie.