When I was 13, Eddie Murphy was to me what Chris Tucker was to 13-year-olds when I made 'Rush Hour.' And 'Rush Hour' really came out of the fact that I grew up watching 'Beverly Hills Cop' and '48 Hrs.'

I fear God and respect God and love God.

You can't show a four-hour movie in a theater, really.

Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

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

When I was 13, Eddie Murphy was to me what Chris Tucker was to 13-year-olds when I made 'Rush Hour.' And 'Rush Hour' really came out of the fact that I grew up watching 'Beverly Hills Cop' and '48 Hrs.'

I've been a book collector since I was young, since I was a kid.