I May Have Been Born Yesterday, But

'do The Right Thing' Was Like The First Film Where I Really Felt Comfortable Working With Actors.

As We Move Toward The Millennium, The Year 2000, The Most Powerful Nations Are Not Those That Have Nuclear Bombs, But Those That Control The Media. That's Where The Battle Is Being Fought; That Is How You Control People's Minds.

Any Film I Do Is Not Going To Change The Way Black Women Have Been Portrayed, Or Black People Have Been Portrayed, In Cinema Since The Days Of D.w. Griffith.

People Sometimes Forget All The Films That We've Done. They Remember The Likes Of 'malcolm X' And 'do The Right Thing.' But I've Been Working Since 1986. From The Beginning, I Was Determined To Not Just Be A Flash In The Pan. I've Got To Keep Up With Woody Allen. He's Lapping Me.

I Am Trying To Stay Away From This Position Of Me "returning To My Roots." As If My Roots Are That I'm Only Comfortable Working On Low-budget, Small Films. That's Not The Case At All.