You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.

You should never try irony or self-effacing humour.

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

If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.

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