I Live In New York City, The

Because Many Advances Have Happened, We've Lost The Urgency (and That's Just Human Nature) That We Had Before, When We Couldn't Vote, Couldn't Use Mass Transportation, Or Drink From The Fountains.

I'm Trying To Keep Up With What's Happening In This Turbulent World.

I Am Very Fortunate I Can Send My Kids To Private School, But Everybody Does Not Have The Money. If You Cannot Get Your Kid In A Good School Today, Your Kids Are Going To Be Behind The Eight Ball.

Do The Right Thing' Was My First Union Film. I Looked At The Rosters, And For The Most Part, It Was White Males. Especially The Teamsters. So We Had Some Conversations.

I'm An Independent Filmmaker With Complete Creative Control Of My Films. I Hire Who I Want. I Have Final Cut. But At The Same Time, I Go Directly To Hollywood For Financing And Distribution. I Find It's Best For Me To Work Within The Hollywood System.