Quotes About Influence

Movies don't make people act a fool. People act a fool because they want to act a fool.

I don't make the best movies in the world, but at times, I do feel like I'm adding something to the cinematic community.

If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.

There was a time when I was making a lot of money and moving very fast. I didn't like who I was. I could tell by the company I was keeping.

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

I got politics and economics moving and then others took over.

Sometimes I get insecure about being a real director because I look at the great directors, and they have such command. But maybe that keeps me critical of myself. Maybe it keeps me moving forward.

The man on the street, he knows who Beethoven is, he knows who Mozart is.

You'd be amazed how much attention $1 million will get you.

My father was always saying we were Serbs, but I didn't pay much attention.

I've seen my parents dragged through the mud. But I wouldn't be the person I am today without them.

When I started workin' with Muddy. That convinced me that I could get away with doin' the blues.

Well, one of the best things is workin' with Muddy.

Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.

Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time. But what made him even greater was what he did outside the ring.

A lot of the stuff I do in terms of PR, I learned it from Muhammad Ali.

I was like, 'Prince, prince. Prince Ali. People know that from 'Aladdin.' I'm a big fan of Muhammad Ali. I can't be Muhammad Ali. I'm looking up royal - Mustafa. Mustafa's a royal name. Prince Mustafa, OK fine.' Prince Mustafa Ali came from that, and it's an easier name for people to remember, too: Prince Ali.

Multiculturalism isn't about culture, it's about power.

I get to shift multiple markets. I get to shift economies. It's extremely liberating. I breathe differently.

I know it's a cliche. But, like, literally, I want to create an empire of dozens of talent under me to take my power and multiply it so that I become bigger than myself.

My mum is from Ghana, and she used to play highlife music in the house, and my dad used to listen to music.

I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I've started to choose my own things from time to time.

My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents.

I went to school because I was supposed to. I did pre-med because my mum thought it was a good idea.