At the end of the day, audiences just want to laugh and be entertained. They want to escape from their reality, and that's why we make movies, to get….

I'm trying to be a little bit more mature about my choices and think about what I want to direct next, instead of just jumping into a movie 'cause I ….

I'm not invited to the Vanity Fair dinner where they watch the Oscars - or even the Oscars themselves - so I sit at home and watch it with a bunch of….

Whoever writes a bad review, I put their name on a list, and they're going to get taken care of one day down the road. Otherwise, I don't let it both….

I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids and the Hispanic kids. And, the coolest kids ….

In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business..

I've watched 'Being There' over 50 times, and every time I watch it, I love every frame. I just wish I had directed it myself..

I used to date Olivia Munn... But when she was 'Lisa,' that was the problem. She wasn't Asian back then..

I love movie directors. I don't care who it is..

I want to print books by people in the film industry..

You can't show a four-hour movie in a theater, really..

I love everything black, because black is cool. When something crosses over, people are like, "Oh, this is a crossover." First of all, there is no ur….

Movies are the biggest export in the world, the biggest American export. It influences people all over the world..

There's no difference between a tacky Jew from Miami and a rap star. They both want the Cadillac and the Rolex with the diamonds..

Before I did 'Rush Hour,' I was a big fan of Jackie Chan movies and I had seen all of them..

I'd want to marry Cate Blanchett, date Kate Bosworth, and spend the weekend with Elisha Cuthbert..

Movies are the biggest export in the world, the biggest American export. It influences people all over the world. Music and movies. That's what's exc….

I've worked with a hundred of the biggest artists in the world, from Madonna to Mariah Carey, and he [Michael Jackson] is just beyond. He's at a whol….

I personally can watch an eight-hour documentary on Woody Allen because I'm fascinated by him. But, an audience can't really sit through more than tw….

People can criticise all day long, I think I've proven myself, I think I deliver. And I agree, box office does not mean a movie's good, but I feel li….

I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me..