I May Have Been Born Yesterday, But

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.

This Film [chi-raq]is A Declaration. It's A Scream. It's A Warning. And I Can Really Break It Down To One Scene. That's The Scene Where We Have The Eulogy And Sermon That Is Given By The Great John Cusack.

I'll Be Vilified If I Shoot A Film In Toronto For New York. And Rightfully So!

I Decided To Be A Filmmaker Between My Sophomore And Junior Years At Morehouse. Before I Left For The Summer Of 1977, My Advisor Told Me I Really Had To Declare A Major When I Came Back, Because I'd Used All My Electives In My First Two Years. I Went Back To New York And I Couldn't Find A Job. There Were None To Be Had. And That Previous Christmas Someone Gave Me A Super-8 Camera, So I Just Started To Shoot Stuff.

I Don't Really Analyze My Stuff When I Write. I Write About Stuff That I'm Interested In, That I'm Feeling At That Particular Time. When I Stand Back And Look At The Complete Work, I Might See Themes That Run Through The Whole Film, But I'm Not Really Conscious Of It When I'm Doing It.