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I'm always going to go up against movies with bigger muscle and money, so I need to have a strong grass-roots game. ”

I really feel like the sky is the limit. I'm a dreamer, and I dream in full vivid color HD. ”

I had no intention of being a film producer, and I knew I wasn't passionate about engineering. I was always set on having my own business, controlling my own destiny. ”

We need more filmmakers of color telling the story. I'd like to see more filmmakers take their products out independently, put together a good commercial film and distribute it online. ”

When I was a kid, my parents never let me use race as an excuse. They'd say, 'When you walk into a room and it's all white, those kids have to work to stand out, not you.' ”

People that I know, the vast majority, who are successful work really, really hard. Sure, there's some people that either get lucky or inherited it or don't have to work hard for some reason, but the vast majority who are successful work really, really hard. ”

There's nothing more important than having a personal connection with your audience. ”

Writing songs is a profession; so it's not an attempt to take things from my interactions with other people and for some reason give them to a total stranger to listen to. I find it offensive to hear other people do that. ”

I write a song to be recorded. And to some extent to be performed, but definitely more to be recorded than performed, because the recording will last longer than a performance. ”

Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk. ”