I’ve used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large.
I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you’re afraid to the point where you censor yourself.
There’s the theory that nudity doesn’t really make something sexy the characters and their relationship make it sexy.
I don’t think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.
I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.
Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn’t think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.
I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.