I think if people looked at my body of work, they'd see a great breadth of work.

Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith.

People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world.

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 don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.

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

He revolutionized music videos. Before Michael Jackson, MTV refused to play African-American artists.