They all matter to me, whether I'm working on a Sam Jackson film for a week or I'm the star of my own TV series - I take it all very seriously, and I have a healthy respect for the work in general, despite the role.

We have $70 and a pair of girl's underpants. We're safe as kittens.

Chicks cannot hold their smoke, dat's what it is.

I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately, the most learning I've done in my life is between jobs.

Obviously with the onset of cable and satellite, there are more opportunities for programming and original programming, so it creates more opportunities for actors and producers and directors and everything.

They all matter to me, whether I'm working on a Sam Jackson film for a week or I'm the star of my own TV series - I take it all very seriously, and I have a healthy respect for the work in general, despite the role.

First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode.