I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.

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

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

American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a holocaust. My ancestors are slaves. Stolen from Africa. I will honor them.

Music is, for me, a great tool of a filmmaker, the same way cinematography, the acting, editing, post-production, the costumes are. You know, to help you tell a story.

Power is knowing your past.

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.