All of the films that I've made are about the country I live in and grew up in... And I think if you're going to put an artist's eye to it, you're going to put a critical eye to it. I've always been interested in the gray area that exists between the black and white, or the red and blue, and that's where complexity lies.

Have a strong vision about the story you want to tell and how you want to tell it.

The country is so wounded, bleeding, and hurt right now. The country needs to be healed-it's not going to be healed from the top, politically. How are we going to heal? Art is the healing force.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

I love making films more than anything, but it's tough.

Water is the sleeping giant issue of the 21st century and we all need to wake up about it.

You work like hell to get yourself ahead in the business. You could go anywhere before, and suddenly you can't go anywhere. It's like being a cartoon character.