For as long as I can remember, I've always had a wild imagination and always enjoyed reading and writing.

I've already made several friends-for-life from the latest movies I've worked on, and I know I'll make several more in the years to come.

I wrote several screenplays over the years to really polish my craft and learn from my mistakes.

I spent several years in the film finance business, but I returned to what I loved most about the industry - actual filmmaking, producing, writing and directing.

There is truly no other business in the world like making movies. It's unique, it's extremely demanding and difficult, but it's also the most rewarding.

The original Star Wars ("A New Hope") has had the greatest impact on me of all the films I've ever watched. It's really what sparked something in me to want to make movies.

In college I wrote for the university newspaper, and I had several short stories published in small press. I think it's just been a natural progression of where to go with the imagination and not have to grow up.