I look for stuff that I'm passionate about.

I love that feeling of going into a packed theater.

There's no greater feeling than people coming up to me and going, "Man, my father was dying, and we went to see Rush Hour, and it was the greatest night we had in years together. We sat in that theater and we laughed for two hours without stopping. That was just a great memory that I had before my father died."

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

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

My mom had me when she was 16, and I was an only child, which is probably why I received a lot of love and didn't miss that my father wasn't around.

In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business.