I learned to take the first job that you have in the business that you want to get into. It doesn't matter what that job is, you get your foot in the door.

If you're in a theater, people are texting, all around you. You have the little glowing screens everywhere. Think of how annoying that can be.

I think the important thing about staying creative and staying sharp and original is not to look back too much.

I love the fact that a lot of my audience is people from the inner city. African-Americans love my films. Whenever I go to have a meeting at Universal, the security guard just leaps to his feet and comes over, bumps my hand, and says, "Thank you! Thank you, I love your films!" And it's people who are kind of at the cutting edge of life and survival, and being near the nitty-gritty, who like my films, and I like that.

I like to address the fears of my culture. I believe it`s good to face the enemy, for the enemy is fear.

A collection of masks, depicting historical figures in life and what I like to call the eternal repose.

I love the fact that a lot of my audience is people from the inner city. African-Americans love my films.