Being compared to that man [Michael Jordan], who has accomplished so much in his lifetime and is known as one of the greatest ever, is an amazing compliment, but I still want to be looked at as an individual and have my own lane and my own career and looked at as "That's Mike." "That' s Michael B."

As I grow and get older, mature a bit, and work on my big boy voice a little bit, I definitely want to direct.

My forever mission is to take the best elements of both commercial and independent films and bring them together. I learned so much about the art of independent films and I have so much fun in commercial ones. I think that a mix of both is good.

I want to do more films.

I really want to have a really, really strong, one-sided opinion on something, and be connected to it and tell that story. Until I find that thing or that topic or whatever it is, I don't want to direct.

I think that humanity is at an all-time low in how we value life, especially among young Black people. We just don't really value each other's lives .

I've never been the kind of guy to hype myself up. It's just not my thing.