We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection.

As long as you feel like a victim, you are one.

How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.

Challenge yourself; it’s the only path which leads to growth.

My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

I'm going to quit writing.

Since I couldn't actuate the things that I wanted to do, the only weapon I had was to say no.

History passes the final judgment

Generally, I tend to despise human behaviour rather than human creatures.

I cannot be understood in three minutes.

I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me.

But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.

I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.

If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.