When I was in high school, I was the guy directing plays after class. I started my first theater company at 19, and my second theater company at 21. I've always been a guy who doesn't do well with the passive nature of being an actor.

To me, the punk rock kids I grew up with were really, really smart, and to me, respecting those kids was a really big deal.

My tone and my style are reflected in the movies I choose to make. I want to make big movies. My dream is to be Jon Favreau or Ben Affleck.

I've always been a guy that doesn't do well waiting for people to say, "You can act." It's always been a part of me.

My first love is acting, but the reality is that I just don't get too many opportunities to stretch, and grow, and inspire myself as an actor, certainly not in terms of where I make money. Yeah, I can go off and do a play, but the reality is as a profession, directing is exponentially more satisfying.

I got into a bad jag of movies that helped pay the rent and I thought would help further me along.

Charlie Brown's good. I always had a little crush on that Lucy. I thought she was kind of a hot little brunette.