Every director works differently but one thing's important: they must have a vision. If they don't have a vision I don't care how they work.

The legs feed the wolf.

I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites.

My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league.

I got a kick out of the stands when they would heckle me. I would take the energy from that.

A great pinot chases its own tail. You drink it and you just keep finding new tastes that go with it. My dream was to make a world-class pinot and learn more about other wines as well.

We all do that thing which is the best in movies - we relate.