It becomes an extension of your imagination to make something tangible and concrete.

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 was only driven to be the best and it was very disheartening sometimes that it took me so long to start getting my voice heard. That certainly started with television, but it was never because of where I came from, it was because people saw something in me.

There are the relationships you make. All of the friends I made in grad school are the closest ones that I have.

I've been clawing my way to directing since I was a kid.

NYU Film School was the way to learn about film, to be exposed to film, to go to repertory houses, to be exposed to New York and see films. I would go to the library and see one, two or three movies a day.

TV is all new to me because I came from features.