For me, I believe in God, God is real.

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back and let other people define our existence.

There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic.

I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets.

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

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

Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest.

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

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

American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a holocaust. My ancestors are slaves. Stolen from Africa. I will honor them.

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

Sometimes the only way to ever find yourself is to get completely lost.

Do you see a theme emerging? Women like flowers

Dont be silly in love it will affect your personality

So, you want the dirt on Hell boy or not?~ Taylor (to Erin about Veiron) Her Demonic Angel ~

Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of American youth.

He who comes first, eats first.

People still come to Baltimore and say, "I didn't realize you made documentaries."

There's something wrong when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses or the truckers

I know I’ve got loads that has never been tapped.

I love a man who can wear my underwear.