Everybody certainly has the right to defend themselves. That's not to say that they should defy common sense by avoiding or diffusing confrontation. And that's very, very important.

I have no fear of death. More important, I don't fear life.

I was born in Detroit, in an all black neighborhood.

I think people are frustrated in this society, where predators prey upon normal, law-abiding citizens, and you never see justice in the courtroom. In my films, the predators don't get away with it.

I was born with a serious spiritual consciousness and for many years studied different paths.

One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.

What does it take to change the essence of a man?