Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.

I think patriotism is all about wanting to see America better, wanting to see those are oppressed do better and get treated better.

I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.

Any psychologist will tell you that healing comes from honest confrontation with our injury or with our past. Whatever that thing is that has hurt us or traumatized us, until we face it head on, we will have issues moving forward in a healthy way.

I was very insecure approaching the idea of directing a feature film. I told myself I would not move until I felt I was moving in power rather than moving in desperation to make a movie.

When I was young, to have a big nose, big lips or dark skin was the worst. You were the wretched. That was something I not only felt, but I participated in.