I got exposed to so many different cultures and people.

My parents were always encouraging of us being creative however we wanted to be. People say, "You didn't get pressured into having to be a director?" But it's hard to be around my dad and not be curious about filmmaking, because he thinks it's the ultimate medium.

You're considered superficial and silly if you are interested in fashion....But I think you can be substantial and still be interested in frivolity.

I always try to make the soundtrack a good CD on its own.

Acting isn't for me. I don't like being told what to do. I'm more interested in set design, more visually driven.

I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I like to be observing everything else, and I get self-conscious in front of the camera.

When you're making a film you're thinking about how to tell the story visually.