Pressure is an emotional paralysis. It's hard enough to do the dishes when you're feeling pressured, let alone make a movie.

When you love something, it never goes away.

I may not be wealthy; I'm living from pay check to pay check, but I get to make movies, which is what I love to do.

Trust yourself so that the mistakes you make are the ones you've made and not something you've made because you were afraid to do what you wanted to do. Own your mistakes, then you can own your successes.

I am more comfortable on set than I am in my own home.

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

I still fall asleep with the TV on, because I'm used to falling asleep with people yelling 'Action!' and 'Cut!