And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.

My mother always tells me, "Fear isn't from God," and I believe that. But sometimes, I wonder whether I'll be able step into the shoes that God has prepared for me.

When an artist becomes complacent, he dies.

Trying to convince someone that they are a racist or they have White Privilege - if it's in the air they breathe and the culture supports them, sometimes they never have to think about it at all.

I think it's like the '60s - we're going to see another revolution in film where these new filmmakers stand up and take ownership of what film is and mould it into what they want.

Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of self hate.

I'm not perfect, I'm a flawed man, but I'm willing to try to get better, I'm willing to listen.

I need to take toward a lot of things that will refine me and make me better suited for leading anyone out of any place of injustice to a place of justice.

I'm a work in progress. I'm trying to be better.

When I was young, to have a big nose, big lips or dark skin was the worst. You were the wretched.

I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for "then" but a message for "now."

I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.

A real prison breakfast" I said."Yeah, but we are free."And that summed it up.

Science rules!

It's trite to say that the world has gotten smaller in the age of globalization, but my travels have told me that it's wrong to think this means there is some kind of uniform world culture.

Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.

You're going to be a great player, kid.

The hand of the Creator is actively involved in every atom, every plant, every creature, and yourself, in every cell in your body.

I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up.

Living is nothing more or less than doing one thing instead of another.