When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's lea….

Just having hope ain't going to cut it. You've got to have hope, passion and skills..

The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling..

How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like….

Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead..

What helped me get the part was that I turned it down. When I read the script, Venus was just a black guy who came in wearing a big coat and a hat an….

One problem when you get energy and want to go with it is that with so large a cast of talented people, you have to wait three or four shows for some….

A film should be an experience. You should feel something. It should motivate you to feel something..

The name of the game is efficiency; we have to play that game with our toys and our brains..

Young kids are taking Viagra, ecstasy. They even want instant sex..

Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need histor….

Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see ….

Life is not without a little adventure, Adventure is not without a little danger, Success is not without a little failure.