I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.

I wasn't cocky, just confident; I went to an all black school, a white kid.

There's no room for being a visionary in the studio system. It literally cannot exist.

If I had more recreation time I would be able to step back and reflect on how life has changed. But it has been like a constant... boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

I didn't jump onto anyone else's coattail and ride their wave.

I've spent more on my Dodger tickets that I did on my car.

Have you ever noticed how most critics disagree with the public? That should tell you a lot about critics.