I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.

I like being able to go to a local pub and have great food and particularly love pubs that welcome my dogs.

Its the details and the human element that makes Recount entertaining. Even though we know how the election ends, it plays like a thriller. Its also funny.

I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.

Gaming is going into storytelling. It was a new audience.

Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.

It's much more interesting when you go to different places - make a left turn when nobody expects you to make a left turn, and make a right when nobody expects you to do that.