If you make a great film full of emotion, of pathos, people want to continue to know more, to work harder.

When you make a documentary film, after many years the only thing you remember is what you put into the film, not what you took out.

Everyone has access to a pen and paper, but to be a great writer is difficult.

I truly value the cinema experience, the tribal gathering in the dark to watch something larger than life. I like to sit in the first row with no heads in front of mine, and become one with the screen. I always stay for the complete credits so I can linger in the film's story just a little longer.

Like a human rights lawyer who uses the law to rectify wrongs, I use filmic storytelling for the same effect.

Destiny doesn't control your life, but it does place you on a path. It's how you walk down that path that determines stories I tell.

I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries.