Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that.

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.

What's the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters? Mine are real.

You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.

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.

This film [Chi-Raq]is a declaration. It's a scream. It's a warning. And I can really break it down to one scene. That's the scene where we have the eulogy and sermon that is given by the great John Cusack.

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