I'd be absolutely happy to go back and make a smaller picture. I never want my choices to be dictated by budget. That's one of the reasons why I take so much pride in being able to make films for $2 and a paper clip - because I can always get my hands on $2 and a paper clip. I never have to ask for permission for that.

It's not enough even to have one black Barbie... because black women are not a monolith.

There's really no precedent for someone like me gaining clout in the space that I'm in - a black woman directing films in Hollywood.

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