The more that I work with people that I don't know, the more I invite somebody in who's potentially going to really hate being there.

I always loved the work. As soon as I finished a movie, the most exciting thing to do was to try to jump into the next one. How I feel about it is that I learned a lot, so I'm grateful that I learned so much, at such a young age, rather than in my more adult professional career.

The really cool thing is all about being able to take your movie around and show it. It puts you in direct contact with people who are like-minded and interested in similar things. I think the film festival circuit has certainly helped to foster the community.

I guess I probably see myself as a director. If I had to choose, I think that that's the aspect of the process that I'm most excited by.

The more that I work with people that I don't know, the more I invite somebody in who's potentially going to really hate being there.

I learn a lot as a director from acting in other people's films and just in general. I want to try and be as involved in the art of filmmaking as possible. I feel that the only way to really do that is to take on as many roles as possible, whether it be as an actor, an editor, a director, a cinematographer. Basically, I like to help and be involved, so anything anybody asks me to do, my first reaction is to say "Yes."

My directing is really weird. Everything is based on whether it's working or not. I don't try to fix something if it's not working, I'll just change it.