My definition of God: God is not only the alpha, the omega, he is friend, he's a confidant, he is a buddy. He is a lover of my soul. That's my definition of God.

I was an executive at Columbia Pictures for ten years. I was doing great. My career was on the upswing. But, right then, was when I said I gotta quit. I gotta start my own company. I gotta be on the other side of it because I felt the strong call on my life - to tell stories that, on the face of it, might not look like a commercial movie.

The truth is you and I are in control of only two things - how we prepare for what might happen and how we respond to what just happened. The moment when things actually do happen belongs to God.

Keeping your family together is an extraordinary feat - especially in the face of great conflict.

Don't downgrade your dream to match your reality. Upgrade your faith to match your destiny.

Commit to a career built on sacrifice, not compromise.

When you get something that you don't work for, you won't know how to value or maintain it.