You've got to run your career. What happens is a lot of times artists have this talent and they're just looking for somebody to take it and do something with it. And you have to be the creative force.

I think that when I make a film, I'm terrified that people will come to work and work on something that they're not proud of.

Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'Let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.'

There ain't no problem that some other dude didn't have 1,000 years ago.

Those who say I can, and those who say I can't - are both usually right

You play a part in every aspect of your life going the way you want or not going the way that you want. It has very little to do with other people.

In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.