In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved.

As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.

I'll always be chasing you... Glory.

I was fortunate enough to have been raised to a certain point before I got into the race thing. I had other views of what a human is, so I was never able to see racism as the big question. Racism was horrendous, but there were other aspects to life.

I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.

My father was a certain kind of man - I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he treated strangers. And I vowed I would never make a film that would not reflect properly on my father's name.