“I still think that movies are amazing I respect actors and directors.”

“It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.”

“I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop.”

“I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters.”

“I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a way of laughing at it and getting a release.”

“I've always loved music, but I never really played anything. After 'Walk the Line' and learning to play guitar, and having that sense of performing, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music.”

“I still think that movies are amazing I respect actors and directors.”

“The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.”

“I don't really make movies because I want to see my face on a billboard or because I want to get good reviews or have a big box office. That doesn't really matter to me at all.”

“You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose.”

“The only reason why I would like to be accepted? Because if your movies don't do well, after a while you don't get to make any more movies.”