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Music Is, For Me, A Great Tool Of A Filmmaker, The Same Way Cinematography, The Acting, Editing, Post-production, The Costumes Are. You Know, To Help You Tell A Story.

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.

Don't Think That Because You Haven't Heard From Me For A While That I Went To Sleep. I Am Still Here, Like A Spirit Roaming The Night. Thirsty, Hungry, Seldom Stopping To Rest.

It Comes Down To This: Black People Were Stripped Of Our Identities When We Were Brought Here, And It's Been A Quest Since Then To Define Who We Are.

'do The Right Thing' Was Like The First Film Where I Really Felt Comfortable Working With Actors.