Oh, I was completely hooked on movies and plays and theater from the time I was a day old; I was very, very early on in love with movies and I loved plays.

I was born on Wellington Avenue and my family that remains lives in the Lake Shore Drive area.

I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually.

Oh, I was completely hooked on movies and plays and theater from the time I was a day old; I was very, very early on in love with movies and I loved plays.

I loved being in Close Encounters, just to watch Steven Spielberg working was exciting.

I've directed a fair amount of television series - so I'm always trying to learn new things. One episode was all hand-held and I'm trying to get better at when you should do things and when you should just shut up and watch what the people are saying.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.