When I was six years old, my mother died; and then, for the first time, I learned, by the talk around me, that I was a slave.
“It's kind of true that they just start making the same movie over and over again. It's also true that the times dictate what kind of movies get made and what kind are not. So I'm always looking for something that's a little fresh and something that I haven't seen before.”
“I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian.”