I don't think the subject of a documentary film should be producers on it.

Right now I'm taking a break from hip-hop documentaries. But I would do it if things lined up.

A Tribe Called Quest music was so inclusive, so conscious, it brought such a community together.

Only a genius can play a fool.

I had a boom box, but I didn't go too far with it because I had a really, really big one. It was like the size of a suitcase, and I was just a little kid.

When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side."

My freestyling ability is nonexistent. I can't even write a verse if I tried to sit anywhere and write one. Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it.

Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it.

Call it stubborn, call it ignorant, call it what you want, but I don't think I have to join a particular faith or culture or creed or religion just to fit in.

Positive doesn't mean unflawed: It means human and vulnerable. If you make a film and you're portraying the subject with respect, you're gonna do it in an honest way.

When you're playing this bad of a character, it's obviously not reality for someone who's not living that life.

I was a fool, alone, preparing to do what every fool did at such times—I was going to a bar to drink myself smart.

I remember when I got married. I remember where I got married. But for the life of me I can't remember why I got married.

When have you heard a story about the hero dying for the villain?

Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.

Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.

To be honest I never thought the acting thing would get off the ground.

Sometimes you do things for personal reasons. I made a very personal movie in We Are Marshall. I was afraid of flying, for a long time, and that's a movie about a plane crash.

Always help the persecuted.

The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever.

In traveling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.