Don't be different just for different's sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always.
As you grow in this business, you learn how to do more with less.
Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.
I gravitate towards gravitas.
I find it difficult to watch myself... I find it boring.
That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's gotten what he wants.