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 don't very often read novels.

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.

Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

Every new fashion is a form of rebellion.

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.

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.