A lot of people need an infusion of confidence.
It is very important to support what you believe in.
If you cast an all-white movie and it doesn't do well, no one will say it's because you had an all-white cast.
I became a filmmaker because I wanted to deal with issues that intrigued me, that I thought were pertinent, that would start dialogue.
We ultimately get to know ourselves a little bit better by pushing forward.
I feel like every time you get to make a sequel, it's a privilege. It means that people have embraced it and want the journey to continue.
If you put forth a really diverse cast and you fight for it and it doesn't do well - and it may fail for other reasons - you're gone because you stuck your neck out for that decision.
I'm going to the lobby to sign babies and kiss CDs.
Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.
I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly.
The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.