I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so!
My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children's education.
I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.
I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten.
'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks.
Power is knowing your past.