I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.

I've always worked with a team of actors and filmmakers ever since I was a kid in Michigan making Super-8 movies.

I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.

As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.

I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.

When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.

Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.