I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film until the summer between my sophomore and junior years at Morris College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Most human beings will not stand in front of a stage and tell you about the bad things they did.

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

Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest.

'25th Hour,' like a lot of my films, takes place in New York City. I've been very fortunate to make films in the city that I live. I mean, it's great going home at night instead of being on location.

I think if people looked at my body of work, they'd see a great breadth of work.

'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks.