I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.

The great, rewarding thing about directing is that you're overseeing the whole thing. When you're an actor, you're just one department.

Racism was just a tool to deal with frustration and pain and that people are in denial about the way we feel and desperately trying to control their environment the way their lives are. And ultimately their scapegoats aren't going to make them feel better, it's just going to increase hatred and the problem gets worse and worse.

The worst thing I could be accused of is that I'm a one-way dude, only out for myself. But the worst thing a woman can do is not to say anything. Especially when you're starting a relationship.

I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.

It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job.

If people are reacting to films based on their degree of success or failure, then they're not really looking at the movie. I don't really care about that. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, but at least base your opinion on the merit of the work itself.