Film in the 20th century, it's the American art form, like jazz.
Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Ask any Mexican, any Puerto Rican, any black man, any poor person - ask the wretched how they fare in the halls of justice, and then you will know, not whether or not the country is just, but whether or not it has any love for justice, or any concept of it. It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.
Through most of my career I've made a decent living making movies no one wants to see.
Americans want relief from uncontrolled immigration, which is what we have now.
We need this city to actually live up to its name-The City of Angels. We need to spread our wings. We need to show that we are more than red carpets, we are more than Hollywood, that we are a city ourselves of open arms. We are a city of generosity and compassion.
Do not let circumstances defeat you. You can if you think you can.