Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

I'm always moving forward.

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it.

There was a time when fame meant that you were either someone who is really gifted in your field or you were making an impact or you are famous because you were a really horrible person, you know? But now, you can become famous by eating a frog. It's just not the same thing.

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.

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.

It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I know how to direct.