I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.

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I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I...

I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I...

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I...

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I...

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

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

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this...

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this...

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a...

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a...

The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a...

The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a...

Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can...

Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can...

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without...

But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without...

It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I...

It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I...

The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today....

The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today....

But out of limitations comes creativity.

But out of limitations comes creativity.

That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything...

That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything...

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a...

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a...

I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it...

I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it...

I'm always moving forward.

I'm always moving forward.

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the...

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the...

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in...

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in...

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I...

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I...