I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.

There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.

Our resistance to this war should be our resistance to profit at the cost of human life. Because that is what these drums beating over Iraq are really about. This is about business.

Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress.

There's always someone telling you not to do something. The main thing is just to ignore them.

I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.