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

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.

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

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.

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.

Every new fashion is a form of rebellion.

I" ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me.

Racism is very painful. That's life. It never ends.

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it.