I don't have to play the song all the way to the very end - I use it while it's good and while it's cool and while it's exciting, and then I get out.

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

Critics don't want to see directors they like make too much of a left turn. That's good for criticism.

You should be able to criticize civil servants for what you think is wrongdoing without being painted as a cop-hater. I don't feel the police are all corrupt, however I do feel they are suffering from institutional racism and there needs to be a top-to-bottom examination of the way they practice and the way they criminalize young black and brown males. The fact that they seem to have backed off from it seems to suggest they realize they overreacted on me and it looks bad.

I hate The Confederate cause. I've always felt that they are our Nazis and the rebel flag was our swastika.

I really become the characters when I'm writing them. I'll become one or two of them more than others, I'm consistent that way.

If I've made it a little easier for artists to work in violence, great! I've accomplished something.