I think some people are on a mission to die, and I never was.

I like to challenge myself and give myself a timeline. It pushes me to be more creative and actually do these things, not just dream about them.

Life started getting good when I started making money.

Because I'm such a studio guy, I really trust my process. I really believe in myself in the studio.

But I've consistently worked for 10 years.

My theory is, independent movies only work if you're willing to push the material and do something different.

Even in my darkest times I knew I had a good future ahead of me.