I usually make films with $2 and a paper clip.

The studios aren't lining up to make films about black protagonists, black people being autonomous and independent.

I make films about black women and it doesn't mean that you can't see them as a black man, doesn't mean that he can't see them as a white man or she can't see them as a white woman.

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through.

There's really no precedent for someone like me gaining clout in the space that I'm in - a black woman directing films in Hollywood.

There's something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It's a reflection as opposed to an interpretation.