Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly.

You create a work of art. You do not know whether it will get public sanction. Sometimes outstanding films do no business, and sometimes films which are not so good work.

Motion picture making is a very, very involved affair. It is completely my baby. I'm a thorough professional. I plan films right from the conception of an idea to its final execution.

Light — i.e. space — is the structure of time, the essence of existence. The stuff of physics does not involve time. Orthodox contemporary physics sadly refers to this fact as “the problem of time.

If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.

Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.

The liberator who destroys my property is fighting to save my spirit. The teacher who clears all possessions from my path will set me free.

I wanted to be sure that my donation did two things: went directly into the hands of hurricane victims and that it was an amount that could really impact their lives and make a difference.

I have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.

It could be a sign of pride in your life if a word of reproof or admonition is not able to be received with the same grace, whether it be given by the poorest of saints or the most educated person.

Everything we make in life, eventually, is sold for a dollar or a penny or given away.

I was guided by Allah (God) to give a yardstick to the voting public, particularly Black people as to what will set that candidate apart from others.

It's always push and pull with a record company.