The kind of love that these young men have and the respect that they have for their fathers, I don't see that as much in America as you see in the Latino community, and it's really something to behold.

True movies will never be measured by how much they make - they'll be measured by how they make you feel.

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

I've always been distracted when somebody is coming after me and saying, "You're the only person who can play this part."

My whole life has been instinctual for me. I wouldn't do well in the computer world.

It's such a cool thing in life to get what it is you want. Most of the time we don't, but occasionally we do.

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.