I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.
“Having caught a glimpse of what I might be able to do with my talent, I feel a tremendous obligation to try to fulfill it.”
“This is a career about images. It's celluloid; they last for ever. I'm a black woman from America. My people were slaves in America, and even though we're free on paper and in law, I'm not going to allow you to enslave me on film, in celluloid, for all to see.”