We're the most violent nation on earth. There's no getting away from that. But you've got to look at it on a broader level.

For me, I believe in God, God is real.

As we move toward the millennium, the year 2000, the most powerful nations are not those that have nuclear bombs, but those that control the media. That's where the battle is being fought; that is how you control people's minds.

I don't like to use the word 'remake', I think reinterpretation is a better word. It's just a matter of respecting the source, and then trying to make your own film, and trying not to be inhibited by being so beholden to every single thing... We respect the source, but we make changes to it.

Racism in America absolutely exists - it is an issue. We need to fix it. We're a great country - probably the greatest country but we could be a hell of a lot greater.

He revolutionized music videos. Before Michael Jackson, MTV refused to play African-American artists.

I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.