American - Director | February 7, 1977 -
I started out at Procter & Gamble marketing panty liners, so basically selling women insecurity. I thought there must be more to life than this. Then I was on set for a Dr. Scholl's commercial, and I asked one of the execs, 'How do you get a job behind the camera?' and he said, 'Film school.' So I quit and applied to NYU.
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Each moment is defined by a multitude of histories, the past constantly converging upon us, perpetually decaying and reforming itself on the steady pulse of now, now, now, now.
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History informs where we are and how we got here.
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I grew up in Nashville in a white suburb. We lived next to a Klan member. We didn't see hoods, but my dad knew that guy was a Grand Dragon.
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There's a line that runs between everyone and their ancestors, and you cannot sever that. Maybe disassociate from those ideas but not how you are connected to them. But, you can realise how you've benefited and change how you raise your kids.
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For 'Pariah,' people were surprised Kim Wayans was there, but comedians have a dark streak; they're comedians for a reason.
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Having to stake out your identity and have people question whether or not you're being yourself was a tension that I could relate to.
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You don't get to hand footnotes to the audience or explain what you were trying to do and what it's supposed to be. Everything has to be on the screen, and it has to be clear.
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I'm always excited about stories that allow me to explore a character and create interesting stories and worlds that we haven't seen before.
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As long as you tell the best story possible, you can trust that people will be able to connect to it.
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I've always liked to write, but I never thought I could make a career out of it.
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I thought that marketing was a way to be creative in business but quickly learned all creative stuff happens at the ad agency.
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