I don't go into a movie with preconceived notions of where I want things to go.

I think that when you have somebody who really is kind of forced to see the world through someone else's eyes, I think it really is eye opening.

I really want to make art. I want to create something that's going to have a lasting impact.

Well, even to this day, if I smell a Big Mac, I'm like Pavlov's dog. My mouth starts watering immediately, like, 'Man, that is so good,' but I can't take a bite of it.

You come downstairs, turn off the TV, and then and your son says, 'Daddy, I want to get that wrestling set, and all the pieces are sold separately.' The minute he quotes a commercial verbatim, that's when he's had enough TV.

I don't go into a movie with preconceived notions of where I want things to go.

I don't think Muslims do hate America. I think that's what we hear and that's what we believe. I don't think that's true.