Prologue Profiles

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Ruben, filmmaker (@power__2), on the Journal Sq. PATH Train, Jersey City. "I saw 'Belly', by Hype Williams, and just knew that I wanted to do this for the rest of my life."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Mariah, soccer player turned graphic design student, on the 33rd St. PATH Train, Jersey City. "There's nobody stopping you but you."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Chelsey, photographer (Chelsey's site link), on the 33rd St. PATH Train, Jersey City. "My biggest challenge is the general self-doubt of having just graduated college and motivating myself to continue making work."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Mike, football player turned tech entrepreneur (Swollmates app), at the Grove St. PATH Station, Jersey City. "If somebody else can do it, I can do it."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Janelle, a makeup artist at Sephora, on the World Trade Center PATH Train, Jersey City. "I like eyebrows, contouring, anything that gives structure to the face."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Hector, music student and rapper, on at the Lexington and 63rd St. Station, NYC. "I don't know how good I am [at rapping] because I don't show it all that much to people."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Alex, art enthusiast and knitter, on the Uptown 6 Train, NYC. "I made this hat."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Bharath, 26, who moved from India to New York to pursue filmmaking. On the World Trade Center PATH Train. "It was the first time I ever flew out of my country." Film job site mentioned: mandy.com

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jess, who moved from Chicago to New York to pursue acting. On the uptown 6 train, NYC. "There is a way to live life and having it be lighter and better for you. For me a huge part of that was just acknowledging what my dream was."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Cypha, visual artist, at the Broadway Lafayette subway station, NYC. "Have you ever felt like quitting?" "Yea, but when something haunts you throughout your life and you always turn back to it, either way you can't run from it, you might as well go full force, samurai style."

"Go beyond the limits in finding who you are." - LaQuan Smith Ever since he was little LaQuan (@laquan_smith) wanted to be in fashion, but after high school he wasn't accepted into New York's fashion schools. LaQuan made his own way into the fashion world and in 2010 at 21 years old he launched his own line which is now worn by Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez. You'll hear LaQuan discuss his journey from outside-looking-in to being featured in Vogue, the importance of having the right team, and that the more you learn the further you'll go.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Bernard, 15, bicyclist, at Grove St. and Newark Ave, Jersey City. "It can be scary sometimes because of all these cars, I've been hit a couple times but they haven't really gotten me yet."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sean, filmmaker & writer, on the Journal Square PATH Train, NYC/Jersey City. "I think if my father knew I was spending $1,200 on a little short he'd have a heart attack."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Pete, musician, at 6th Ave and 23rd St., NYC.   Pete is a member of The Do Rights. Catch them this Saturday night at the Shrine in Harlem!   "For me, making it is paying my rent and my bills with the thing that I love and being creatively satisfied."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sheikh, aka Dread Kingdom, musician, at Madison Sq Park, NYC. "One day I went into a club and I realized something was missing, and at that time I was really broke so I was like, 'You know? When I come back here I'm gonna bring my drum, because I'm African." And ever since they've hired me to play drums in the club and I've done a lot of great parties all over the city for 11 years."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Elliot, photographer (@elliotstudio), at Madison Sq. Park, NYC. "I took photo class in high school as an easy A and it became 'wow, maybe I can do this in life.'"

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Alexi, a high school senior and music producer (SoundCloud), on the 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City. "Find your flow state."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Aaron, a novelist and beer writer for Esquire (@aarongoldfarb), at Barcade JC. Check out Aaron's latest novels, The Guides, on Amazon. "Whatever you want to do in life just start doing it."

"Creatively, I don't think comfort is the best thing in the world." - Albertina Rizzo At an early age Albertina (@albz) fell in love with comedy, inspired by David Letterman her dream was to write for late night TV. Albertina now works full-time as a monologue writer for NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon which she joined in July 2012. You'll hear Albertina discuss her path from having no direction in life to writing for late night, the importance of leaving your comfort zone, and that the first person you want to impress is yourself. http://prologueprofiles.com/

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Court, a musician (Soundcloud), at the Grove St. PATH station, Jersey City. "I mastered the Pocahontas song and realized I was a star."