I Respect The Audience's Intelligence

There's A Lot Of Americans, Black And White, Who Think That We've Arrived Where We Need To Be And Nothing Else Needs To Be Done And Affirmative Action Needs To Be Dismantled.

'do The Right Thing' Was Like The First Film Where I Really Felt Comfortable Working With Actors.

I Don't Really Analyze My Stuff When I Write. I Write About Stuff That I'm Interested In, That I'm Feeling At That Particular Time. When I Stand Back And Look At The Complete Work, I Might See Themes That Run Through The Whole Film, But I'm Not Really Conscious Of It When I'm Doing It.

I Don't Dictate, You Don't Dictate To Stevie Wonder, Not Successfully.

Everybody Does What They Want To Do For Their Own Specific Reasons.