Far as I can tell, I still have most of my hair, my gut is not hanging over my belt, and I still have all of my teeth.

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

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.

As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.

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 was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

I've learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me. There is a certain anger: it reaches such intensity that to express it fully would require homicidal rage--self destructive, destroy the world rage--and its flame burns because the world is so unjust. I have to try to find a way to channel that anger to the positive, and the highest positive is forgiveness.