What is most important is that the brand African cinema is going beyond African cinema.

I think having six people all with different energies and different perceptions all working around a script is quite profound. It’s not about, oh that’s what you should be doing.

There's always criticism in any process and I think that's a healthy thing.

If the young filmmakers ask themselves enough questions and come up with enough answers and get the scripts tight enough.

Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors.

It was always disconcerting to discover that you shared opinions with someone you had no respect for.

The best kind of amazing is when it is unexpected.

Trainers give of themselves. So, I learned and I projected it with my fighter.

You may have the worst timing since Napoleon decided the dead of winter was the right moment to invade Russia.

For you girl, there is not enough love in the world.

The books weren't exactly Linnet's general reading fare, but a desperate woman will read anything.

If you think too much about something, you're not feeling it.

Scarcity is a captivating book, overflowing with new ideas, fantastic stories, and simple suggestions that just might change the way you live.

A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife.