How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like criminals?

A film should be an experience. You should feel something. It should motivate you to feel something.

Just having hope ain't going to cut it. You've got to have hope, passion and skills.

The name of the game is efficiency; we have to play that game with our toys and our brains.

The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling.

One problem when you get energy and want to go with it is that with so large a cast of talented people, you have to wait three or four shows for some 'meat.'

When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.