It Goes Back To A Style Of

If You Just Change One Person's Life, You Feel Like You've Done Something. But If You Can Change A Whole Lot Of Them And Get Them Looking At Themselves Differently, It's Amazing.

I Design My Shots. I Walk The Rehearsal As The Camera And Say 'this Is Where I Want To Be... I Want This Look.

It Goes Back To A Style Of Moviemaking I Remember Seeing As A Child, In Movies Like The Man With The Golden Arm, Which I Think Was Shot All On A Sound Stage.

As Far As Pacing The Shoot Is Concerned, I Know When I've Got It. I Don't Think There's Any Reason To Take Ten Takes Unless You Need Them.

As One Who Loves Literature, Art, Music And History, I've Been Deeply Rooted In The Harlem Renaissance For Many Years.