The trappings of a religious cult tend to fall into candlelit ceremonies and robes and group chanting and singing and prayer.

I was really into writing short fiction and also photography when I was a kid.

Well, first of all, making films is a collaborative process. You need people. You need people you trust and love and who are your friends. People you can work with.

I went to my first college to play soccer.

Sports teams, people who follow sports teams, religion, churches, work - any company, I find that people just generally have a need to belong to something larger than themselves.

In editing, it's amazing how you choose the in and out points. What you cut on is everything for creating tension. It's amazing how expanding a shot by five seconds can just ruin the tension.

Filmmaking is a real craft.