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The Producer Can Put Something Together, Package It, Oversee It, Give Input. I'm The Kind Of Producer That Likes To Take A Back Seat And Let The Director Run With It. If He Needs Me, I'm There For Him. As A Director, I Like To Have The Producer There With Me. As A Producer, I Don't Want To Be There Because I Happen To Be A Director First And Foremost, I Don't Want To "that Guy."

Whoever Writes A Bad Review, I Put Their Name On A List, And They're Going To Get Taken Care Of One Day Down The Road. Otherwise, I Don't Let It Bother Me. The Truth Is, These Are Review-proof Movies. The Audiences Are Going To See It. My Audience, Our Audience, Isn't Reading Esquire Magazine To See If My Movie Is Good Or Not. They Just Want To Laugh, To Be Entertained, And Lose Themselves.

When You're The Director, You Kinda Do All The Work.

When I Was 13, Eddie Murphy Was To Me What Chris Tucker Was To 13-year-olds When I Made 'rush Hour.' And 'rush Hour' Really Came Out Of The Fact That I Grew Up Watching 'beverly Hills Cop' And '48 Hrs.'

I Want To Print Books By People In The Film Industry.