Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do.

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.

Any journey in life, if not done for human reasons of understanding and love, would be a very empty and lonely one.

I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.

What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that’s more the point.

I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.

I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.