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My Mom Had Me When She Was 16, And I Was An Only Child, Which Is Probably Why I Received A Lot Of Love And Didn't Miss That My Father Wasn't Around.

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.'

You Can't Reinvent The Wheel. You've Got To Just Take The Best From All The Other Shows And Try To Make It Work, Because There's The "live Show Gods" That Dictate If There Are Going To Be Any Surprises, If There's A Very Commercial Film That's A Best Picture. There Are A Lot Of Things That Are Out Of My Control, But I Do My Best.

When Critics Or People Judge, I Think It's Harder To Make A Commercial, Pop Movie Than It Is To Make A Pretentious Art Film. It's Harder To Reach Millions Of People And Satisfy Them And Make Them Happy. These Films Kind Of Get Ghettoized, This Genre Because There Are So Many Big, Big Movies That Are Such Big Hits, But Aren't Any Good. The Audiences, They're Not Judging The Style Of The Director, Or The Execution Of The Film. They're Just Looking To Be Entertained. They Want To Escape From Their Reality, And That's Why We Make Movies, To Get People To Escape From The Realities.

You've Got To Think About How To Do Things For The Right Price. You Have To Shoot In Different Places To Be Creative And Get Tax Rebates.