Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungr….

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 ….

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….

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

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

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

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….

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

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

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

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

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….

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

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

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..

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

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 ….