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I'm Just Trying To Tell A Good Story And Make Thought-provoking, Entertaining Films. I Just Try And Draw Upon The Great Culture We Have As A People, From Music, Novels, The Streets.

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.

Violence Is A Part Of America. I Don't Want To Single Out Rap Music. Let's Be Honest. America's The Most Violent Country In The History Of The World, That's Just The Way It Is. We're All Affected By It.

I've Never Seen Black Men With Fine White Women. They Be Ugly. Mugly Dogs.

It Comes Down To This: Black People Were Stripped Of Our Identities When We Were Brought Here, And It's Been A Quest Since Then To Define Who We Are.