To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.

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.

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.

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

If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however difficult that may be.

I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.