Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted.

I'm trying to be a little bit more mature about my choices and think about what I want to direct next, instead of just jumping into a movie 'cause I want to do it.

I learn from every movie I do because on every movie, I have a different experience.

My movies are pretty tight and they're pretty well-paced. I'm not one to make long movies. I don't dwell on stuff.

I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids and the Hispanic kids. And, the coolest kids to me where always the black kids. They were always fashion forward and they always dressed the coolest. They were always the best dancers, and just the coolest people.

When you're fearless, you take more risks because you're less conscious of failure or what can go wrong.

I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.