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 material, not just because they fit a certain bill aesthetically.

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I've been in this business for a long time at my age, I've just turned...

I've been in this business for a long time at my age, I've just turned...

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

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

I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that...

I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that...

People are sheepish when they approach me.

People are sheepish when they approach me.

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

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

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races...

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races...

To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story...

To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story...

Well actually, some weeks they'll write that I'm jealous of living in her shadow. Then...

Well actually, some weeks they'll write that I'm jealous of living in her shadow. Then...

Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was...

Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was...

To be more involved and more aware is appealing to me.

To be more involved and more aware is appealing to me.

Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort...

Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort...

At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for...

At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for...

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

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

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

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

Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive...

Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive...

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

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

I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie...

I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie...

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving,...

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving,...

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to...

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to...

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

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