There's no difference between a tacky Jew from Miami and a rap star. They both want the Cadillac and the Rolex with the diamonds.

Less money sometimes allows you to be more creative.

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.

Rehearsal? What’s that? Rehearsal’s for fags. Rehearsal. Not much.

I love everything black, because black is cool. When something crosses over, people are like, "Oh, this is a crossover." First of all, there is no urban anymore. Pop culture is black. White kids are dressing like black kids. It's all crossed the lines now. The way I understand it is, everything black is cool. When it crosses over to white, that means it's going from cool to uncool. That's what crossover is.

Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body.

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.