Trivia

At the 1995 MTV Music Video Awards, he won Best Video of the Year for Directing the music video "Waterfalls" by the girl group TLC.

Casablanca (1942), On the Waterfront (1954), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), La Dolce Vita (1960) and The Godfather Part II (1974) are some of his favorite films.

He has directed three sequels to films with which he was not involved: Be Cool (2005); The Fate of the Furious (2017) and Men in Black: International (2019). He shares this distinction with director Howard Deutch (Grumpier Old Men (1995); The Odd Couple II (1998) and The Whole Ten Yards (2004)).

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood of Fame at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 28, 2019.

Celebrated his 50th birthday at friend Jamie Foxx's Los Angeles home.

Friends with Nia Long.