Nothing replaces being in the same room, face to face, breathing the same air and reading and feeling each other's micro-expressions.

In today's roller-coaster economy, hyper-competitive, fear-based, flat and global world, convincing anyone to do anything at any time requires getting their attention, creating their intention and turning it to action.

Nothing drew me to the film business. I was propelled by the fear and anxiety of Vietnam. I had been drafted into the Marines. My brother was already serving in Vietnam. I bought, if you will, a stay of execution - both literally and figuratively - and went on to graduate school of business from the law school that I was attending.

With a purposeful story, you can change a "wanna be" to a "gonna be" to a "be".

The arts tend to be more liberal. There tends to be more social relevance in the arts.

Use state-of-the-heart technology online and offline to turn listeners into viral advocates and customers into raving fans.

People love to be swept off their feet, to go into an environment where they've never been, to experience things they only dream about. And filmmaking offers that potential.