how’re you doing right now I’m with world-renowned artist producer
world-renowned artist producer
world-renowned artist producer extraordinaire
extraordinaire
extraordinaire mr. Bobby aka de the Rizla how you doing
mr. Bobby aka de the Rizla how you doing
mr. Bobby aka de the Rizla how you doing that’s not yeah so I know you’re here
that’s not yeah so I know you’re here
that’s not yeah so I know you’re here and you’re in a big match in the film
and you’re in a big match in the film
and you’re in a big match in the film yeah
yeah
yeah taught us about your character and how
taught us about your character and how
taught us about your character and how you prepared for it till I heard also
you prepared for it till I heard also
you prepared for it till I heard also he’s four he has a West Indian
he’s four he has a West Indian
he’s four he has a West Indian background llaman yeah now yeah I’m
background llaman yeah now yeah I’m
background llaman yeah now yeah I’m playing a character called Tremaine
playing a character called Tremaine
playing a character called Tremaine Alexander brick mansion is a remake of a
Alexander brick mansion is a remake of a
Alexander brick mansion is a remake of a film that was in France district 13
David Belle was a star that film he’s
David Belle was a star that film he’s also starring this film alongside of
also starring this film alongside of
also starring this film alongside of Paul Walker and I play against the
Paul Walker and I play against the
Paul Walker and I play against the villain of the film Jemaine and I to
villain of the film Jemaine and I to
villain of the film Jemaine and I to prepare for it really um I just went to
prepare for it really um I just went to
prepare for it really um I just went to some of my darker sides as well as some
some of my darker sides as well as some
some of my darker sides as well as some of our comedic sighs – I kind of play
of our comedic sighs – I kind of play
of our comedic sighs – I kind of play I’m kind of dark and funny at the same
I’m kind of dark and funny at the same
I’m kind of dark and funny at the same time and I’m having a lot of fun and I
time and I’m having a lot of fun and I
time and I’m having a lot of fun and I get up I get to change my voice I’ve
get up I get to change my voice I’ve
get up I get to change my voice I’ve even once in a while when I’m making the
even once in a while when I’m making the
even once in a while when I’m making the Carrie go special and things of that
Carrie go special and things of that
Carrie go special and things of that nature mom you know okay respect respect
nature mom you know okay respect respect
nature mom you know okay respect respect how is it being a director and a music
how is it being a director and a music
how is it being a director and a music producer what are the comparisons I
producer what are the comparisons I
producer what are the comparisons I think a music producer there’s like a
think a music producer there’s like a
think a music producer there’s like a micro universe – what a director does
micro universe – what a director does
micro universe – what a director does which will be a macro when I make a
which will be a macro when I make a
which will be a macro when I make a album in the studio
album in the studio
album in the studio maybe there’s a dozen people maybe 20
maybe there’s a dozen people maybe 20
maybe there’s a dozen people maybe 20 people the most that would have to fall
people the most that would have to fall
people the most that would have to fall under my guidance more than my
under my guidance more than my
under my guidance more than my controllers I produced an album but when
controllers I produced an album but when
controllers I produced an album but when I wrote Don the man with the iron fists
I wrote Don the man with the iron fists
I wrote Don the man with the iron fists it was days where I had four hundred
it was days where I had four hundred
it was days where I had four hundred people that I had the command it was
people that I had the command it was
people that I had the command it was told
one thing I can honestly say is all the
one thing I can honestly say is all the music I did with the wu-tang clan
music I did with the wu-tang clan
music I did with the wu-tang clan prepared me to be a director I didn’t
prepared me to be a director I didn’t
prepared me to be a director I didn’t know this at the time of course but when
know this at the time of course but when
know this at the time of course but when I got to do the film and I had very
I got to do the film and I had very
I got to do the film and I had very strong personalities in my film you know
strong personalities in my film you know
strong personalities in my film you know Vic you own the place to lead characters
Vic you own the place to lead characters
Vic you own the place to lead characters and ye Russell Crowe playing jackknife
and ye Russell Crowe playing jackknife
and ye Russell Crowe playing jackknife Lucy Liu as well as some of the classic
Lucy Liu as well as some of the classic
Lucy Liu as well as some of the classic Asian actors like Cordon Bleu
Asian actors like Cordon Bleu
Asian actors like Cordon Bleu enchantment I know having orders great
enchantment I know having orders great
enchantment I know having orders great talent under my control and making sure
talent under my control and making sure
talent under my control and making sure that I can get the best out of everybody
that I can get the best out of everybody
that I can get the best out of everybody what’s the challenge but dealing that I
what’s the challenge but dealing that I
what’s the challenge but dealing that I already dealt with ol Dirty Bastard and
already dealt with ol Dirty Bastard and
already dealt with ol Dirty Bastard and I dealt with Method Man and Raekwon and
I dealt with Method Man and Raekwon and
I dealt with Method Man and Raekwon and Ghostface and these guys and master
Ghostface and these guys and master
Ghostface and these guys and master killer so I had a sensibility and I
killer so I had a sensibility and I
killer so I had a sensibility and I think it came very useful to me you
think it came very useful to me you
think it came very useful to me you forge a weapon you need three things the
forge a weapon you need three things the
forge a weapon you need three things the right metal temperatures over 1,400
right metal temperatures over 1,400
right metal temperatures over 1,400 degrees and someone who wants to kill
degrees and someone who wants to kill
degrees and someone who wants to kill hilly jungle village we got all three I
hilly jungle village we got all three I
hilly jungle village we got all three I know it says what the time – no presents
know it says what the time – no presents
know it says what the time – no presents what’s your relationship with Quinton
what’s your relationship with Quinton
what’s your relationship with Quinton territorial well Quentin Tarantino first
territorial well Quentin Tarantino first
territorial well Quentin Tarantino first was I can sit on one of my best buddies
was I can sit on one of my best buddies
was I can sit on one of my best buddies you know it’s a little cool guy we have
you know it’s a little cool guy we have
you know it’s a little cool guy we have a lot of fun together we had a strong
a lot of fun together we had a strong
a lot of fun together we had a strong friendship but he is what I recognised
friendship but he is what I recognised
friendship but he is what I recognised to be a master of filmmaking and an
to be a master of filmmaking and an
to be a master of filmmaking and an encyclopedia of film knowledge and I was
encyclopedia of film knowledge and I was
encyclopedia of film knowledge and I was very impressed by him so impressed that
very impressed by him so impressed that
very impressed by him so impressed that an accident could I be a student and he
an accident could I be a student and he
an accident could I be a student and he accepted me as a student and I say for
accepted me as a student and I say for
accepted me as a student and I say for about six years I was under his tutelage
about six years I was under his tutelage
about six years I was under his tutelage of filmmaking and that came from going
of filmmaking and that came from going
of filmmaking and that came from going to movie sets that he worked on and
to movie sets that he worked on and
to movie sets that he worked on and sitting there in the corner of my
sitting there in the corner of my
sitting there in the corner of my notebook taking our notes going to his
notebook taking our notes going to his
notebook taking our notes going to his house and watching many films with him
house and watching many films with him
house and watching many films with him and going to their festivals with him
and going to their festivals with him
and going to their festivals with him alone and
alone and
alone and and just exchanging knowledge and I was
and just exchanging knowledge and I was
and just exchanging knowledge and I was alone so much for them and uh when I was
alone so much for them and uh when I was
alone so much for them and uh when I was ready to direct my first film
ready to direct my first film
ready to direct my first film you know I first had to check with a
you know I first had to check with a
you know I first had to check with a maxim do you take already and the first
maxim do you take already and the first
maxim do you take already and the first time I actually said no you’re not ready
time I actually said no you’re not ready
time I actually said no you’re not ready yet and maybe a year later when I
yet and maybe a year later when I
yet and maybe a year later when I actually said yes you already told me
actually said yes you already told me
actually said yes you already told me that’s something what’s the most
that’s something what’s the most
that’s something what’s the most important a piece of advice that he give
important a piece of advice that he give
important a piece of advice that he give to you about filmmaker you can’t piss
to you about filmmaker you can’t piss
to you about filmmaker you can’t piss six years into one sentence you know I
six years into one sentence you know I
six years into one sentence you know I mean not only show a filmmaker could be
mean not only show a filmmaker could be
mean not only show a filmmaker could be observant and should know the basic you
observant and should know the basic you
observant and should know the basic you know technicals of your six angles or
know technicals of your six angles or
know technicals of your six angles or even twelve angles if you want to break
even twelve angles if you want to break
even twelve angles if you want to break it down to a clock knowing how to have
it down to a clock knowing how to have
it down to a clock knowing how to have empathy which are actors in the Porter
empathy which are actors in the Porter
empathy which are actors in the Porter energy out
energy out
energy out but one of the best things he said to me
but one of the best things he said to me
but one of the best things he said to me because this is a man who’s Wanda Oscar
because this is a man who’s Wanda Oscar
because this is a man who’s Wanda Oscar twice for writing and he suggested that
twice for writing and he suggested that
twice for writing and he suggested that I should write myself you should write
I should write myself you should write
I should write myself you should write it he said because you already alright
it he said because you already alright
it he said because you already alright as an MC so the visions in your mind you
as an MC so the visions in your mind you
as an MC so the visions in your mind you should now put to paper as a film what
should now put to paper as a film what
should now put to paper as a film what was there I don’t wish to be done the
was there I don’t wish to be done the
was there I don’t wish to be done the most potent lesson I could give to
most potent lesson I could give to
most potent lesson I could give to anybody else who’s watching this
anybody else who’s watching this
anybody else who’s watching this interview is preparation is the key and
interview is preparation is the key and
interview is preparation is the key and that goes through almost anything and
that goes through almost anything and
that goes through almost anything and I’ve learned that most as a director
I’ve learned that most as a director
I’ve learned that most as a director we spent up to fourteen weeks between
we spent up to fourteen weeks between
we spent up to fourteen weeks between scouting even 16 weeks between skeleton
scouting even 16 weeks between skeleton
scouting even 16 weeks between skeleton and pre-production that’s a long time
and pre-production that’s a long time
and pre-production that’s a long time and if you only shot for nine weeks so
and if you only shot for nine weeks so
and if you only shot for nine weeks so we prepared more than we physically did
we prepared more than we physically did
we prepared more than we physically did the work and I could have used another
the work and I could have used another
the work and I could have used another two more weeks of preparation because
two more weeks of preparation because
two more weeks of preparation because you know when you pepper when you’re
you know when you pepper when you’re
you know when you pepper when you’re preparing for anything what you
preparing for anything what you
preparing for anything what you preparing for a boxing fight you know
preparing for a boxing fight you know
preparing for a boxing fight you know you see a boxer he’ll train three months
you see a boxer he’ll train three months
you see a boxer he’ll train three months 4:01 our fight you know a
4:01 our fight you know a
4:01 our fight you know a track-and-field person has to run day
track-and-field person has to run day
track-and-field person has to run day after day and day just for a two-minute
after day and day just for a two-minute
after day and day just for a two-minute race so preparation is the key
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