I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive.

I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of commercials too.

When I went to school, you had to take art, you had to play an instrument. You had to play an instrument. But it's all degraded since then. I do not know what kind of nation we are that is cutting art, music, and gym out of the public-school curriculum.

And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.

I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.

As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.

I'm not the go-to guy. Everybody is trying to tell their story and have different ways of telling it.