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

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

I think right now a lot of albums that are out there, they sound like mixtapes.

James Franco is a Method actor. I respect Method actors, but he never snapped out of character. Whenever we'd have to get in the ring for boxing scenes, and even during practice, the dude was full-on hitting me.

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.

People are in your life for a reason, others are there for a season and it's important to realize when those seasons are over.

You have to surround yourself with people who live, breathe and eat something that you're trying to do, and then it becomes a motivating thing for them to want to support and get behind what you're doing - it's all good then.