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.

I'm surprised that Hollywood and networks have not been diverse as other industries.

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

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

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

I don't really analyze my stuff when I write. I write about stuff that I'm interested in, that I'm feeling at that particular time. When I stand back and look at the complete work, I might see themes that run through the whole film, but I'm not really conscious of it when I'm doing it.

The truth is I've been doing Kickstarter before there was Kickstarter; there was no Internet. Social Media was writing letters, making phone calls, beating the bushes.