For Me, I Believe In

A Woman Who Is Very Secure In Herself, What She's About, What She Wants To Do, Who Probably Figures That She's A Prize Catch-sooner Or Later He's Going To Come Around.

I Used The Principles Of Kickstarter To Make 'she's Gotta Have It.' We Filmed That In 1985 To 1986. The Final Cost Was $175,000. I Didn't Have That Money. It Was Friends, Grants, Donations. We Saved Our Bottles For The Nickel Deposit.

I Think People Who Have Faults Are A Lot More Interesting Than People Who Are Perfect.

One Of The Great Things About African-americans Is That We've Always Had This Attitude: We Make Do With What We Got. It Comes From Our Ancestors Being Slaves.

Critics Like To Build You Up, Tear You Down, And Then, If You're Lucky, Build You Up Again.