Brad Pitt said: "I didn't see it as a rage against individuals but a rage against a loss of innocence."

With her Netflix miniseries 'When They See Us' and a newly built downtown L.A. studio, the director is creating a modern Hollywood empire while tackling such complex issues as race, justice and that "rich, bloated, flamboyant guy" in the Oval Office: "I'm not going to knock on any closed doors. I'm going to make my own door."