My philosophy has always been, you don't put your name in front of a movie.
I've dodged all sorts of bullets in Hollywood to get my movies made. I'm tough.
I don't work with fear, and I don't work with actors that are fearful.
I'm not tough when it comes to people criticizing the people that I protect, and those are the actors. It makes them scared to do it again for another director.
Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors.
I think people in the future will come up to me and say, "Everything that you are and everything that you have is because of that butler [film]." Of course, that's Oprah's line from the movie, but I think it will resonate with my legacy with the movie.