A classic is a classic for a reason. Let's try to create new classics. The idea of repeating ourselves drives me a little crazy.

Be passionate about your [movie] material, because you're going to have to overcome a lot of "No's," and it's that passion that fuels the fight.

I want us to have it all, love and career. It's a struggle sometime to achieve that, but I love the struggle.

In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just going to hand me a script to direct.

I write to music, and Nina Simone is always on my playlist to write to. I mean, shes inspiring. She's truthful and real and raw.

I write to music, so every script I have has its own playlist. Music just opens me up to the emotions that I'm writing.

Sports also teaches you that it's about the team, and the better your teammates are, the better they make you.

I grew up with white parents and until after college, it was a lot of confusion, especially because I grew up in an all-white area. So I never looked around and saw anyone who looked like me.

I love movies. And I dig a great love story: the kind that wrecks me, then builds me back up and leaves me inspired. I write what I want to see.

There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to take time to develop three-dimensional characters.

What is important is not the specific manner in which God is worshiped but the degree to which the devotee is filled with love. (48-49)

I don't want to change. I haven't done it before, I won't do it now.

What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.

I can't imagine anything more stressful than monogamy.

If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat tons of them.

And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.

T is the Divinity that stirs within us.

Peace renders nations happier and men weaker.

I take my work seriously but I can't take myself too seriously. I'm in such a crazy privileged position.

At this point, it's either for fun or it's for money. I don't take movies that I don't really like.