I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director. I spent a lot of time for no money trying to teach myself how to write a script. It always felt like everybody was looking the other way and sneaking that script through the system, but it did well later on video and got another chance.

The power of music is still with me, every day. It's one of the most inspiring things available in the world.

The battered idealist. It's just my favorite character ... To me, a hero is somebody who is able to accept the environment of the world, deal with the stuff that's thrown in their path ... and somehow keep their heart.

If you try to write something that's memorable, you'll never get it. Sometimes it's the way the actor says the words that make it memorable.

The power of music is still with me, every day. It's one of the most inspiring things available in the world. I write with music. I write scenes in movies that hopefully can earn the use of some songs that are powerful to me. But, I think it just came from being affected by strong, personal art.

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.

And I liked that whole idea that energy comes from not disseminating your ideas and talking about them.