A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.

Generally, I tend to despise human behavior rather than human creatures.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return.

My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.

I set my star so high that I would constantly be in motion toward it.