All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.

As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.

A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.

Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.

Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again.

Those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell.

If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure.

Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control over what we do.

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work.

I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night.

I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.

I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten.

When you love something it's not a job anymore.

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.

Power is knowing your past.

Only criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.

Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.

If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.