I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.

I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets.

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. America's the most violent country in the history of the world, that's just the way it is. We're all affected by it.

I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.

I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces.

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.