When it all comes down to it, life isn't about how much we get - it's about how much we share.

Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".

I'm a child who was abused. I know the difference. I clearly know the difference. The whipping for correction and then their child abuse.

I know my audience, and they're not people that the studios know anything about.

It's most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.

I'm not sure why no one wants to admit there's a viable audience out there that believes in God and wants to see a movie with their family. The demand is there. The supply is not.

I try not to take on the weight or the burden of it. Once it's on the paper, I try to leave it, because I want to surrender to what I'm supposed to write about.