The one way the world hasn't changed: teaching is still the most important job.

You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.

When a movie comes out, I always go off on a beach so I miss all the craziness that goes on, all the hoopla, and the hype and the success, and how much it's making, or whether it's doing good or whether it's doing bad. I just miss it all. I don't talk to anybody, and a couple weeks later I come back and it's all over with.

It's okay to lose; just don't lose the lesson.

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn't care what kind of movies I made.

The ideals and principles for which Martin Luther King Jr. fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago.

Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated.