But I've never met a racist yet who thinks he's a racist. That's always the disturbing thing about when we begin to look at ourselves.

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.

But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies.

We're always on the side of the animal that's being chased. We always seem to be on the side of the rabbit or the fox and not on the side of the hounds.

I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective.

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.