George Tillman, Jr.

There was a group of six women in my household. My mom, aunts and grandma. I watched them in the kitchen. ”

Several hundred years ago, the only thing that slave families had was cooking and their family meals. ”

I used to get so upset with my father. I'd ask him, 'Why do I have to be around all these women all the time?' But in time, I learned that was an advantage. ”

When I was working on 'Men of Honor' with Robert De Niro, there's a pipe that he has in the movie, and it took us about six weeks to find the right pipe for him to use and feel comfortable with. It was a great choice, because it was really about what worked with the camera at that time. ”

It's called 'Miles Davis, Prince of Darkness,' and it's about Miles Davis, the genius, and why he was the way he was, and how he changed music so many times. He changed music six times. So, I'm excited about that movie. ”

I'm in this business to make films, not get deluded by the system. The system is set up to give you a headache. ”

It's my responsibility to make the movie work with the schedule and money we have. It's my job to get the best movie we can do in the time we have. ”

I didn't understand the Los Angeles atmosphere. ”