Tanya Mosley

There is this moment when one of the twins, he says something like, it's better to deal with the devil you know. And he's referring to having lived in Chicago and up north and gone all across the world, but now he's back in Mississippi. And you being a guy who was born and raised on the West Coast in Oakland, your accent gives it away. What did you learn growing up about...

Kind of those myths, like you talk about the shame a little bit, but those myths that somehow the West or the North or the East was better than the South.

Kind of those myths, like you talk about the shame a little bit, but those myths that somehow the West or the North or the East was better than the South.

Kind of those myths, like you talk about the shame a little bit, but those myths that somehow the West or the North or the East was better than the South.

You did not grow up with that myth that where you are is better than the South.

You did not grow up with that myth that where you are is better than the South.

You did not grow up with that myth that where you are is better than the South.

You saw Boys in the Hood at four years old?

You saw Boys in the Hood at four years old?

You saw Boys in the Hood at four years old?

Five years old in the theater watching Boys in the Hood. Do you remember the scenes that like were seared into your brain that stuck with you? Because that's a real powerful movie for a five-year-old.

Five years old in the theater watching Boys in the Hood. Do you remember the scenes that like were seared into your brain that stuck with you? Because that's a real powerful movie for a five-year-old.

Five years old in the theater watching Boys in the Hood. Do you remember the scenes that like were seared into your brain that stuck with you? Because that's a real powerful movie for a five-year-old.

You and Michael B. Jordan, you guys have worked on Fruitvale Station and Creed, Black Panther, and now Sinners. In Sinners, he plays twin brothers. Why twins?

You and Michael B. Jordan, you guys have worked on Fruitvale Station and Creed, Black Panther, and now Sinners. In Sinners, he plays twin brothers. Why twins?

You and Michael B. Jordan, you guys have worked on Fruitvale Station and Creed, Black Panther, and now Sinners. In Sinners, he plays twin brothers. Why twins?

So you saw that intimacy of twins up close.

So you saw that intimacy of twins up close.

So you saw that intimacy of twins up close.

I want to end asking you about legacy because I heard there was a bidding war over Sinners. And part of the deal was that you'd retain Final Cut and you'd get share of the theatrical opening and eventually own the film outright after 25 years, which I felt like... That's such a boss move. Is that all right, first off? And why was it important for you?