I believe locations should try to be and evoke the characters in a movie.

The process of casting a movie has many complicated variables...

I am not interested in simply working as a director. If I am not making movies that I want to make, that I feel passionate about, or that I feel are hopefully at the level of cinematic quality that I feel they should be then I am not really that interested.

I love the opportunity to shoot digital because you can shoot so many takes, it's really malleable, it's a ton of fun, and it is easy.

What I have learned first and foremost is to follow your instincts. As a filmmaker, there are no rules as to how to play this game. That is a big problem I think that exists in the education on how to be a filmmaker or how to make movies.

I am a loyalist and I really absolutely love film.

I think you don't break new ground in anything in life if you are willing to just follow the rules.