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

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.

What's the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters? Mine are real.

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

I wouldn't be doing motherfu**ing films for almost three decades if every time I did something that someone didn't like I went in a fu**ing cocoon and just hid there and didn't make my art.

I really don't deal with hypotheticals.

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