Movies are a collective art. Art by proxy.

When boxers are in the ring, they're simple. It's when the fight is over, that's when the other fight, the real fight, begins. That's the problem.

Painting is as close as a person can get to actually capturing the heat of the moment.

Often people going into directing want to learn as much as they possibly can about "technique." And I say the hell with that.

Years ago I was diagnosed with a condition and my doctors prescribed human growth hormone and testosterone for its treatment. Under medical supervision I have continued to use both medications.

I feel that America is like a child that grew up so strong and so fast and so tall that it became self-conscious about its size and started to stoop over so as not to offend anyone.

Once I stopped trying to always do everything my way, and once I asked for God's help, things have truly gone a different direction.