I've Never Seen Black Men

I Am A Hybrid. I Do Independent Films And Also Do Hollywood Films - I Love Them Both.

I Don't Think Racism Can Be Eliminated In My Lifetime ... Or My Children's Or Grandchildren's. But I Think It's Something We Have To Strive For. I'm Going To Keep Working Toward That Day Coming.

I Really Don't Deal With Hypotheticals.

Any Film I Do Is Not Going To Change The Way Black Women Have Been Portrayed, Or Black People Have Been Portrayed, In Cinema Since The Days Of D.w. Griffith.

'25th Hour,' Like A Lot Of My Films, Takes Place In New York City. I've Been Very Fortunate To Make Films In The City That I Live. I Mean, It's Great Going Home At Night Instead Of Being On Location.