Screenwriting and making movies is really playing make-believe like most of us did as children.

Screenwriting and making movies is really playing make-believe like most of us did as children.

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.

Several years ago, as I was transitioning from film finance to film production and writing again, someone asked me how long I would try to get back into filmmaking before I gave up? My response was "giving up" was not an option.

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

Most of the people I've been fortunate enough to work with all share the same passion for creativity, for ingenuity, for playing make-believe and really just having fun. It doesn't matter if we're blowing up cars, or shooting an emotional scene in a police station, deep inside we all know our imaginations are at work, and our imaginations are manifesting into reality - at least momentarily for the cameras to capture.

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.