I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that aren't clear-cut, but effective and fulfilling in some sense..

On his daughter, Ava: She is a relief from all the stress in my life; everyday she does something new and it is so amazing..

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never considered that that's how I might be categorized. I guess it's ….

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children..

The ultimate 20-year plan is to be living in the Caribbean, writing, living off the land, eating from the ocean and probably smoking herb..

Being a father is the greatest achievement and the most important thing about me. I have two great kids, no question..

I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of money and so it's really important to me, and it will always be a part of my parenting, t….

But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people to new ideas..

It just makes so many other things insignificant. It is the most incredible thing that has happened to me, and I feel so lucky to have found the pers….

My sisters are my favorite people on earth..

I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested in that notion..

I won't make a movie for money ever again..

The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're artistic or understand the point of ….

The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to me..

My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of remin….

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making..

I've written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the time I'm 30..

You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money..

The world's gotten smaller by virtue of the Internet and new media..

There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many great scripts..

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to understand much about the world until I was in my really late teens and early t….