I Want To Be The Person Who

I've Had To Be A Man Since I Was 12 Or 13. I Had A Job. And I Was Playing The Piano For People Twice My Age. Handling Responsibility Is What Makes A Man A Man.

When I Was Growing Up In Terrell, Texas, I Felt That It Was Not Where I Was Supposed To Be. I Knew That I Was Meant For A Different Destination. I Think That The Minute I Was Born, There Was Something Inside Telling Me Where I Would Go, It's Like Energy - An Intangible Destiny.

In Looking At Hollywood And Its Structure, The Director Controls The Medium, And I Want To Be In Control Of Certain Things. I Want To Be Able To Get My Own Ideas And My Own Feelings Out There, And The Only Way To Do That Is To Be Behind The Camera.

To Be The Leading Man It's About The Celebrity And The Looks, And It's Tough To Do That. People Who Do It Great Are People Like Tom Cruise And Will Smith - They're Built For That. I Ain't. I'm More Of A Character Guy.

We Cannot Turn Our Back And Say That Violence In Films Or Anything That We Do Doesn't Have A Sort Of Influence. It Does.