I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table.

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it.

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.

In places in the world where we don't speak the same language, or even understand that we pray to the same God, we dance to the same beat, that is the ONE.

I'm driven by passion. I mean, I am tired right now. I work to a point of abandon. I am fueled by my understanding of the need for self-expression that exists for young people.

There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work.

I'm always moving forward.