I never want someone to come out of one of my films and say, "Damn. I wasted an hour and a half of my life." I'm trying to avoid that..

Obviously, my stuff has been more in the comedy realm, and I really believe that if I'm laughing behind the camera, then I think the film will be fun….

I've never been in the position where that conversation is a serious conversation before the movie even comes out. On one side of it, that's so great….

It's tough to get any movie made, but unless it's a movie about race or culture or ethnicity, it's becoming less and less important who's playing wha….

I've learned that if you can keep it calm and keep it fun and loose, then that allows for ideas from the crew. I don't care where an idea comes from,….

You want people to go see it by the hoards. And for there to be talk of the possibility of continuing the journey and the ride, if you will, with the….

I think that America is more diverse than ever before, and is continuing to become more diverse, and our content should and is reflecting that..

There's nothing more exciting than to have a project that you like, that you're proud of, and you're waiting for that validation for the world to see….

It's exciting to me that Ride Along is a movie that has two African American leads, but it's even more exciting to me that it's not a movie about two….

I think the country needs a good laugh. There are so many things dividing us right now, in the real world, that the timing is right for escapist ente….

We need more filmmakers of color telling the story. I'd like to see more filmmakers take their products out independently, put together a good commer….

My philosophy is making a movie is difficult enough and I just feel as if you should have a really good time when you do make films whether it's a dr….

I'm looking for films that can resonate and hopefully have some level of critical importance but also have commercial viability and can put butts in ….

In real life, holidays are extremely stressful. They're the best of times and worst of times because you have got people trying to get along with peo….

It's always better if you can keep the bar low, and then exceed the expectation. When it's high, that makes the job even tougher. But, I think we're ….

For me, I look at a project that has a story that's going to resonate in some way. It doesn't have to be about a message. It doesn't have to have som….

I really feel like the sky is the limit. I'm a dreamer, and I dream in full vivid color HD..