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.

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

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

As a fine artist I was drawn to composition and technique. I would count the cuts.

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

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

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