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Michael Schultz on directing an episode of Roll Out!

Michael Schultz on directing the second episode of The Rockford Files

Michael Schultz on directing an episode of Baretta

Michael Schultz on directing the TV movie Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

On his childhood and early influences; on getting interested in cinema while he was in college, and on studying theater at Marquette University; on moving to New York City to become a director, and on his first jobs as a director in theater

On his Broadway debut leading to his first opportunity to direct for television on the TV movie To Be Young, Gifted and Black; on the difference between directing for theater and film versus directing episodic television; on moving into directing for episodic television, and on directing an episode of Roll Out!

On coming under contract as a director for Universal Television; on directing an episode of The Rockford Files; on directing an episode of Baretta, and on what he appreciates about directing theater-trained actors; on directing Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

On movies he loved as a kid; on moving between film and television projects in his career, and on the importance of storytelling; on how he approaches casting, and on discovering Denzel Washington, Blair Underwood, and Samuel L. Jackson; on working with Richard Pryor

Michael Schultz on directing the Broadway play Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? starring Al Pacino

Michael Schultz on how Garrett Morris helped him get his first Hollywood television directing job, on his series Roll Out!

Michael Schultz on how he came to live in Richard Pryor's house in Malibu early in his career

Michael Schultz on meeting producer Charles Floyd Johnson on The Rockford Files, and on his memories of Stephen J. Cannell's writing process

Michael Schultz on meeting producer Charles Floyd Johnson on The Rockford Files, and on his memories of Stephen J. Cannell's writing process

Michael Schultz on working with James Garner when he directed an episode of The Rockford Files

Michael Schultz on working with Robert Blake when he directed an episode of Baretta

Michael Schultz on casting Denzel Washington in his first film role, in Carbon Copy

Michael Schultz on casting Blair Underwood in his first film role, in Krush Groove

Michael Schultz on casting Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Townsend in their first movie roles

Michael Schultz on casting Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Townsend in their first movie roles

Michael Schultz on his experiences working with Richard Pryor

Michael Schultz on the choices he made as a director on To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Michael Schultz on the difference between directing for theater and film versus directing for episodic television

Michael Schultz on coming under contract as a director for Universal Television early in his career

Michael Schultz on the difference between directing theater-trained actors versus those who have not worked in theater

Michael Schultz on why he moved between film and television projects as a director, which was unusual at the time, and on the importance of storytelling

Michael Schultz on his approach to casting as a director and what he looks for in actors

Michael Schultz on his early directing jobs in theater, becoming involved with the Negro Ensemble Company, and on directing on Broadway

Michael Schultz on the difference between directing for theater and film versus directing for episodic television

Michael Schultz on the episode he directed of Roll Out! being filmed after the show had been cancelled

Michael Schultz on directing an episode of Baretta, starring Robert Blake