There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we need to be and nothing else needs to be done and affirmative action needs to be dismantled.

I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.

I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character.

I'm always open to new, innovative stuff and people trying to do stuff in a different way. I knew that the theatrical release would be like getting on the launch pad for Amazon Prime but I was okay with that because I think what Jeff Bezos and Ted Hope are doing is innovative.

A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there.

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

Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control over what we do.