My family, they're not really that involved in what I do. Career-wise, they're very supportive. They're involved after the fact. I don't tell them anything usually until I'm finished filming it or mid-way through filming it.

I met some people in college and I kept cracking away until someone pointed me in the right direction.

Most of the people you look at in the early days of Harlem - the zoot suits, the music, the style of fashion, the vibrant colors - that's all influences from the south.

I'm actually filming all the time, and I don't have much time to do anything. I've always been that way.

I see fans all the time. They're always very complimentary and they're always very eager to talk and to share their experiences or get a selfie. They're really, really loyal. And intense.

If things are not working out, they just stop going forward.

I don't have social media so I'm kind of in a bubble, but I hear there's a lot going on.