Power is knowing your past.

I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't black: in the beginning, only white college stations played Bob Marley.

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.

A woman who is very secure in herself, what she's about, what she wants to do, who probably figures that she's a prize catch-sooner or later he's going to come around.

I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good thing for young kids.

I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.