There are a lot of directors who make big money and do big things and then move out of the 'hood

I think the worst thing you can do is take an arrogant approach and not give people enough content to wrap their heads around.

I accused a woman of doing something behind my back when I knew that she hadn't, just to see if she loved me. One of a man's secret weapons in dealing with women is knowing the day you stop reacting to my bullshit is the day I feel like I've lost you, even if I'm creating a problem just so we can argue about it.

I'm not real huge on horror films, but there's something really special about this.

The beautiful thing about my intelligence is that it doesn't really come in one specific department. So even if something hasn't happened to me, I have information on how to get you through whatever you may be going through.

People are dream killers--you've got to be careful who you give emotional access to.

Life is a menu. Whatever you order is what's delivered to the table.