I Rarely Play A Real Person, Because

You Have To Remember That Baseball Really Was The American Pastime In The Forties, Not Football, Basketball Or Any Other Sport.

Directing Is Too Hard, It Takes Too Much Time, And It Doesn't Pay Very Well.

I Have Relationships With People I'm Working With, Based On Our Combined Interest. It Doesn't Make The Relationship Any Less Sincere, But It Does Give It A Focus That May Not Last Beyond The Experience.

[ Chadwick Boseman] Was Not A Baseball Player. He Spent, I Don't Know, Countless Hours, Many Months, Working Two Sessions A Day With Professional Pro Coaches To Develop The Baseball Skills That He Needed.

When I First Started Out, I Was A Bad Actor.