Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.

It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help.

I like the blues a lot. I grew up on it.

That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's gotten what he wants.

Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honor, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve---a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind.

If you're comfortable on a horse, you're comfortable on a horse. It's like being on a motorbike.

In growing up, I was a child of the movies. I went to the movies every given opportunity, and that's pretty much what has informed a lot of my choices.