People should stop poking fun at other people and worry about themselves. The reality is that my movies all have made money.

I giggle when I put myself down. It's just funny to me.

My 20s were a time where I made it; my 30s were when I was away, confused, and trying to figure it all out.

That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money.

Hollywood people don't want to be embarrassed by being involved with someone who isn't happening and cool at the time. But I never made the movies for the critics; I've done the best I could with the material and the directors and the actors I had. But the thing that's really exciting is that once I do that one project that's different, that stands out, everyone's gonna be watching.

I was one of the first veejays to take the camera out on location, and that's what was unique about MTV at that time.

As an artist, what you do is you put out material constantly. Whether it's films, or TV shows, music... and you know, you hope people respond to it. You always have to know, as well, that not everybody's gonna like it. And that's okay. It's not for everyone. It's just for the crusty nugs.