Call It Stubborn, Call It Ignorant, Call

I Grew Up In New York City In The '80s, And It Was The Epicenter Of Hip-hop. There Was No Internet. Cable Television Wasn't As Broad. I Would Listen To The Radio, Hear Cars Pass By Playing A Song, Or Tape Songs Off Of The Radio. At That Time, There Was Such An Excitement Around Hip-hop Music.

When You're Playing This Bad Of A Character, It's Obviously Not Reality For Someone Who's Not Living That Life.

Positive Doesn't Mean Unflawed: It Means Human And Vulnerable. If You Make A Film And You're Portraying The Subject With Respect, You're Gonna Do It In An Honest Way.

Were There Certain Things That I Didn't Feel Were Dignified Enough To Make It Into The Movie? Yeah.

The Thing About New York Is You Can Leave Your House Without A Plan And Find The Day. You Can't Do That In Los Angeles. You Need To Get In Your Car, All This, You Can't Just Drive Around Like A Lunatic. In New York, You Can Literally Walk Outside, And Wind Up Anywhere.