I Knew I Was Never Going To

My Grandmother Lived To Be 100 Years Old. Her Grandmother Was A Slave, Yet She Was A College Graduate In The Spellman Class Of 1917. She Taught Art For 50 Years And She Saved Her Social Security Checks For Her Children's Education.

A Woman Who Is Very Secure In Herself, What She's About, What She Wants To Do, Who Probably Figures That She's A Prize Catch-sooner Or Later He's Going To Come Around.

What's The Difference Between Hollywood Characters And My Characters? Mine Are Real.

If People Go To Imdb, They Will See That I'm Very Comfortable With Independent Cinema, And Doing Studio Films Too. For Me This Is Not An Either/or Situation.

'25th Hour,' Like A Lot Of My Films, Takes Place In New York City. I've Been Very Fortunate To Make Films In The City That I Live. I Mean, It's Great Going Home At Night Instead Of Being On Location.