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

I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so!

If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure.

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

One of the great things about African-Americans is that we've always had this attitude: We make do with what we got. It comes from our ancestors being slaves.

If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We'd not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism.

I consider Madonna a friend, and she sure knows how to work the publicity machine. Of course, I don't have breasts. If I did have, I'd be in the number one spot over Madonna.