I consider Madonna a friend, and she sure knows how to work the publicity machine. Of course, I don't have breasts. If I did have, I'd be in the number one spot over Madonna.

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.

I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

A woman who is very secure in herself, what she's about, what she wants to do, who probably figures that she's a prize catch-sooner or later he's going to come around.

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.