Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind..

I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten..

I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap….

Power is knowing your past..

I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can do is provoke discussion..

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect..

It is really important that young people find something that they want to do and pursue it with passion. I'm very passionate about filmmaking. It's w….

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love..

A spine to my films that's become more evident to me is that many are about the choices people make, and the reverberations of those choices. You go ….

Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control over what we do..

It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work..

As a writer I want everybody to get a chance to voice their opinions. If each character thinks that they're telling the truth, then it's valid. Then ….

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody..

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 o….

I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan..

I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night..

When you love something it's not a job anymore..

You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It's hard. It's tough. That's what I tell my students every day in class. I….

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..

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 ad….

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 o….