You have to be insane to direct.

A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.

It's not always about the money.

99% of the people in the world would say there's something that they'd like to change about their lives, because nothing's perfect, and nobody's perfect. I suppose I could look at the glass half-empty instead of as half-full.

To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off.

Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.

I do feel that movies and music do have the power to slightly influence a person's decision. I believe that if violence is not in a person, then the film is not going to encourage them.