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

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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...

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...

Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

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

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio...

In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio...

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...

I'm always moving forward.

I'm always moving forward.

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 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...

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...

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is...

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is...

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.

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...

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...

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really...

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really...

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.