The world's gotten smaller by virtue of the Internet and new media.

The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're artistic or understand the point of the material, not just because they fit a certain bill aesthetically.

Being a father is the greatest achievement and the most important thing about me. I have two great kids, no question.

To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal.

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.

You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money.

The idea of being in a hugely successful movie that I don't like would be just as bad as being in a film that I love that no one sees. I wouldn't want the kind of success that felt cheap or that I didn't own.