You don't really think about 3D when you're acting. As a director, you do.

I think that 99 percent of the time, I'm jocular, lighthearted.

I was born in Senegal in 1996. My mom moved to New York when I was two years old, so I was raised by my aunt back home.

When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me.