I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic.

I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive.

Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.

I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If you cannot get your kid in a good school today, your kids are going to be behind the eight ball.

I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.

'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.

I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets.