Musicals and horror films can be very non-verbal and very pure cinema with movement. The camera is justified in being a character. It can really move and tell a story, and literally direct you to look here or there.

To me film school was film history because there weren't a lot of books out there that I had access to.

I'm a fan of musicals from great masters, and I was able to have an opportunity to express myself in musical numbers with Glee.

The Ryan Murphy television world has assistants who have become producers and writers and. If he trusts you and you have a unique way of seeing his world, he nurtures you.

I started in the P.A. world and craft service and storyboard artist, with the eye on the prize of directing. When I was directing second unit on Babel, I ended up casting most of the unknown parts. In these weird circles, I was this guy who found these kids on the streets.

As a director who loves the camera you learn a lot.

The fun of directing for me, other than working with the actors, is trying to extract those ideas that you have in your head and make them real.