I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.

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.

So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.

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.

Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.

There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere.

Accept that environment compromises values far more than values do their number on environment.