As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.

And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.

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.

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

I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful.

I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.