The truth is I've been doing Kickstarter before there was Kickstarter; there was no Internet. Social Media was writing letters, making phone calls, beating the bushes.

If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure.

We’ve gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that’s an indication of a people still trying to find their identity. Who determines what is black?

First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.

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

Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.