All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.

I give interracial couples a look. Daggers. They get uncomfortable when they see me on the street.

A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there.

Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer.

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.

I don't get tripped up in technology. I use technology as a tool. 'Oldboy' we shot Two Pro 35mm. For 'Da Blood of Jesus,' we shot digitally. We shot the new Sony F55. It's a 4K camera.