I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.

I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature.

Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.

I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want to see.

Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core.

A strong theme is always running through a well-told story.

I was that kind of kid that was going to the movies every weekend, I couldnt get enough of the movies, and now I get to make them. So I kind of have a one-track mind.