I'm a comic book fan.

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

It may not happen in my lifetime, but if I can play a part in moving things along, then I feel I've done a good job.

You know, you can try and plan [filming] as much as you want, but you get there on game day and you get thrown a curve ball, I guess, hey, the game plan goes out the window. You've got to adapt.

Start producing, some writing, directing is definitely what I want to do and I'll be doing a lot more in the future as well.

ESPN Zone was probably the coolest thing I could do [making "Hardball"]. But Navy Pier was the other thing. I'd take my bicycle and ride down to Navy Pier and just hang out. Try to get a phone number or something. That was my thing.

Honestly, I'm a firm believer in the next generation of filmmakers. It's very important to keep things fresh, new, current. They have a pulse on what's important today.