When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-opinionated about what I do and don't like.

I just try to do what I'm interested in and hope that some people will connect.

Ever since I was little, I've felt very comfortable on a set. The time is stressful - being creative under time constraints. But there is an excitement and energy that you only have a certain amount of time to get what you want.

Having a kid, it makes you slow down; when you're walking with a toddler to pick up a leaf it can take a half hour. You've never spent that time looking at a leaf before, having that kind of interaction. So I think it does make you change the way you look things.

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

The unexpected connections we make might not last, yet stay with us forever

My father is so in love with making movies, and he'sso charismatic about it, that it's hard to be around him withoutwanting to make movies.