I still think that being thrown in a very competitive environment where you really have to see what you are made of - certainly when you come out of nowhere - was good for me.

I just wanted to make movies, but I never though about, "How am I being perceived because of my culture or my skin?"

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

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.

If you can make the day, you can do whatever you want.

I love visual stylists like Bob Fosse and Vincente Minnelli and Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger with The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman.

Being exposed to the Ryan Murphy machine, it is very much a personal extension of him. So, if I can learn from that and tell longer stories that are quite personal, and balance that out with features, then that would be the ultimate dream.