I Don't Think I'm A Total Pessimist,

I Think Black People Have To Be In Control Of Their Own Image Because Film Is A Powerful Medium. We Can't Just Sit Back And Let Other People Define Our Existence.

There’s Always Been This Hocus-pocus Or Magical, Mystical Thing Associated With The Making Of Film That Sort Of Psyches People Out And Makes Them Think That This Cannot Be Done; That This Is A Craft That Cannot Be Learned.

I'm Worried Just As Much About Donald Trump As That Crazy Guy In North Korea - And He Has A Nuclear Code. I'm Worrying About That.

I've Been Blessed With The Opportunity To Express The Views Of Black People Who Otherwise Don't Have Access To Power And The Media. I Have To Take Advantage Of That While I'm Still Bankable.

Racism Is When You Have Laws Set Up, Systematically Put In A Way To Keep People From Advancing, To Stop The Advancement Of A People. Black People Have Never Had The Power To Enforce Racism, And So This Is Something That White America Is Going To Have To Work Out Themselves. If They Decide They Want To Stop It, Curtail It, Or To Do The Right Thing... Then It Will Be Done, But Not Until Then.