An actor has to embody a role.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level.

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.

Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.

As a filmmaker, "no" is not in my vocabulary. I've got to figure out a way.