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.

Over the past 10 years of being famous, my relationship with the camera has not been a pleasant one.

But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people to new ideas.

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.

I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie that I don't want to do.

My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye.

But I'm not particularly comfortable around guns.