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.

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

I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film until the summer between my sophomore and junior years at Morris College in Atlanta, Georgia.

My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children's education.

I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character.

I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium.

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