There's A Lot Of Americans, Black And

As A People We Do Not Need Anyone Else's Stamp Of Approval.

I'm Always Open To New, Innovative Stuff And People Trying To Do Stuff In A Different Way. I Knew That The Theatrical Release Would Be Like Getting On The Launch Pad For Amazon Prime But I Was Okay With That Because I Think What Jeff Bezos And Ted Hope Are Doing Is Innovative.

I'm Always Open. I Try Not To Have A Closed Mind. In Fact The Only Reason Why I'm Able To Continue To Make Films Since 1986 Is I Have Been Adaptable. If I Weren't Flexible I Sure Wouldn't Be Making Films This Many Years As I've Been Doing It. I've Been Making A Film A Year Almost Since 1986 And That's Hard. That Ain't Easy.

I Mean, I Think There's A Lot Of Hope In My Work. I Don't Think I'm A Total Pessimist, So I Think You Can Find Hope In All My Films. Some More Than Others, But There's Definitely... I Think We Want To Convey The Feeling Of Hope With The Montage At The End.

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.