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It's the first film that I made where the director was not present under the camera, and it threw me.
It was really an experience, being my first time directing a movie. The scenes that I was in, Brooke really directed me all the time. And the scenes that both of us were in, Brooke directed those. Come to think of it, Brooke directed most of the scenes.
I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.
I had pictured myself as a filmmaker but I had never pictured myself as a director if that makes any sense at all.
I don't really consider myself one of those actors who takes his work home with him.
My very first news director said to me that it's better to be hated than to have viewers be neutral.
I view the experiences that I have had - both tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts. They've been full of lessons. And I've learned to be open to those lessons.
There was a time in the '90s where, as an African-American man, you had to be a misogynistic R&B star or a rapper, and I didn't fit into either one of those. I was advised by my label to remain closeted at that time.
I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me - I still watch silent films.
