I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.

Every time you're directing a movie you're kind of building a temporary business. You're hiring all these heads of departments, and it definitely feels like I'm like a CEO of a very temporary company.

When you do your comedy and your drama, your acting style doesn't change. If it's a comedy, the situations and the characters might be a little funnier, but you're just trying to be honest.

When you go out to make something, you want it to be great. You need to put a bubble around that, so no one can get into the force field and change what you're setting out to make. That's all us being producers is doing, is allowing our power to protect the integrity of what you're doing.

I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.

I'm too judgmental of other people putting themselves out there in any way, I guess.

I'm a different actor than you thought I was. Don't put me in a box. I'm not just some kid running around screaming curse words.