Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead.

The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling.

When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.

Young kids are taking Viagra, ecstasy. They even want instant sex.

The name of the game is efficiency; we have to play that game with our toys and our brains.

Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made.

How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like criminals?