Quotes from Morris Chestnut

One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages.

This industry is very make-believe and you caught in a false sense of what reality is.

I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action.

Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.

It's not always about the money.

This film is what it is. It's a campy thriller horror movie where you go and have fun. With these types of films, you can't take it too seriously. They are what they are.

Unless you are really grounded and have a true sense of reality, you can get lost in that and a lot of people do and that's why you see so many people with successful careers but with destructive lives.

A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.

Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action.

I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do.

Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.

To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off.

I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.

A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.

You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free.

When you are the lead in a romantic comedy, you have to worry about people really liking you.