I'm always open to new, innovative stuff and people trying to do stuff in a different way. I knew that the theatrical release would be like getting on the launch pad for Amazon Prime but I was okay with that because I think what Jeff Bezos and Ted Hope are doing is innovative.

I'm a storyteller, and there's some genres I like. I don't think I'm ever going to do science fiction, but I want to do a musical one day. I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.

I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't black: in the beginning, only white college stations played Bob Marley.

I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character.

A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.

I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.

For me, I believe in God, God is real.