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

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really like looking at the radio.

I'm always moving forward.

There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work.

But out of limitations comes creativity.

I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?

That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything is liable to end up in the movie. If you have a vision, you don't have to cover every scene.