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

I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table.

You have to continue to believe in yourself, know your value and continue to work on honing your skills. I was rejected by everyone but here I sit. So you have to stay in the game, you can't just fall apart. Hopefully those challenges will make you stronger, it did for me.

There are so many famous people now that are not really gifted or talented at doing anything other than getting made up, putting on tight dresses, acting badly, getting married. I mean, what the hell? I don't know where we are going with this here in America. And we are setting a tone for the world, because everyone looks at what we do.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

The first thing that goes into shooting a scene is understanding whats on the page.

But out of limitations comes creativity.