I May Have Been Born Yesterday, But

I Decided To Be A Filmmaker Between My Sophomore And Junior Years At Morehouse. Before I Left For The Summer Of 1977, My Advisor Told Me I Really Had To Declare A Major When I Came Back, Because I'd Used All My Electives In My First Two Years. I Went Back To New York And I Couldn't Find A Job. There Were None To Be Had. And That Previous Christmas Someone Gave Me A Super-8 Camera, So I Just Started To Shoot Stuff.

Right Now A Lot Of People Are Still Choosing To Go To Toronto Instead Of Shooting In New York City, Something I Haven't Done And Something I Hope I'll Never Have To Do.

A Lot Of Times, We Censor Ourselves Before The Censor Even Gets There.

I'm Surprised That Hollywood And Networks Have Not Been Diverse As Other Industries.

We Grew Up In A Very Creative Environment And Were Exposed To The Arts At A Very Young Age, So It's Not A Surprise That All Of Us Are In Some Form Of The Arts.