I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back and let other people define our existence.

If people go to IMDB, they will see that I'm very comfortable with independent cinema, and doing studio films too. For me this is not an either/or situation.

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.

America doesn't have the moral right to tell other people what to do. To say the whole world has to fall into line is you-know-what. I hope more people will rise up.

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

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

'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks.