If someone saves your life, you develop a brotherhood, no matter what your race.

It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.

You want to live your own life, but when you have fame, there are certain things you can't get away with.

We were all Romans once, I guess.

People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas

My kids, they'll see stuff on TV and tell me "hey you were in it." They're living their own lives, but it's interesting to see them discover stuff I've done. They like seeing my movies, but I make my choices for me.

I spend 90 percent of my time saying no, and my accountant yells at me for it, but when I started in this business, I wanted my career to have legs.