As much as we teach our kids, the process teaches us. If we're being diligent, we're learning from our strengths as parents, but also from the mistakes that we make.

The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative.

And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns.

Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part.

New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city.

The reason why things work is because of love.

I think I was afraid of what I might say when I got onto someone's stage or in front of someone's camera.