I don't very often read novels.

Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

The older we get the less afraid we are.

But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.