Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent.

There was never any down side to casting friends over professionals. It was always fun seeing folks who never performed before stretching their wings.

It's silly that anyone in this world tells you that there are only certain people that can marry you.

In Hollywood you kind of fail upwards

Whenever I'm not shooting, I'm in the editing room with my footage. While the crew is taking 15 minutes to an hour to set up the next shot, I'm behind the Avid, putting the flick together.

I say what other people won't.

My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda of dominance. He taught me that a real man doesn’t take, he gives; he doesn’t use force, he uses logic; doesn’t play the role of trouble-maker, but rather, trouble-shooter; and most importantly, a real man is defined by what’s in his heart, not his pants.