Everything I Do Is Always Scrutinised. But

I Used The Principles Of Kickstarter To Make 'she's Gotta Have It.' We Filmed That In 1985 To 1986. The Final Cost Was $175,000. I Didn't Have That Money. It Was Friends, Grants, Donations. We Saved Our Bottles For The Nickel Deposit.

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.

One Of The Great Things About African-americans Is That We've Always Had This Attitude: We Make Do With What We Got. It Comes From Our Ancestors Being Slaves.

I Don't Really Analyze My Stuff When I Write. I Write About Stuff That I'm Interested In, That I'm Feeling At That Particular Time. When I Stand Back And Look At The Complete Work, I Might See Themes That Run Through The Whole Film, But I'm Not Really Conscious Of It When I'm Doing It.

I Always Give The Example, If You Turn On The Radio Today, Black Radio, Lenny Kravitz Is Not Black. Bob Marley Wasn't Black: In The Beginning, Only White College Stations Played Bob Marley.