Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back and let other people define our existence.

I'm not the go-to guy. Everybody is trying to tell their story and have different ways of telling it.

I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium.

American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a holocaust. My ancestors are slaves. Stolen from Africa. I will honor them.