One interview would lead us to another interview, which led us to another interview. We had the questions and the idea of chonicling this moment in time. But we didn't have a movie, per se. As we started interviewing people, it started to kind of define itself.

I do think there must be some kind of interaction between your living life and the life that goes on from here.

Violence within the context of policing has a sense of control and power to it, whether it is dominance, getting what you want, or acting out of emotion. At the same time, it is not ultimately satisfying and [you are] trapped in the cycle.

I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.

And it's easy to stay grounded. The ground is very close. And we walk on it every day.

The inspiration really comes first from the character and the story. That vision of what the story is, and what the character is, the world that they inhabit and what the story wants to tell. That's really what inspires me.

The blues have always had some of the best times, best feelings I’ve ever had.