When I met Rachel Robinson for the first time, she is a regal woman, and she was like a grandmother in that first meeting.

In television you don't have a lot of time to spend with the role or the script. Typically you get a script a week prior to shooting. Sometimes it's even less time, not enough time to dream about the role.

Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back.

I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies.

The first time I met Mary Tyler Moore, I thought she was just beautiful, but I thought she was a little young.

When a character comes to life, it’s like meeting a new friend for the first time.