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.

I'm going to quit writing.

Racism is very painful. That's life. It never ends.

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

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

So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.

I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me.