For me, I believe in God, God is real.

I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker.

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.

I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just phenomenal. Great crews here. All the technicians, all the artists that work in this industry. I've just been very happy with the body that we've been able to do, especially those films we shot here in New York City.

You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.

I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character.

I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap, but you have to be ready for that opportunity. You can’t sit there waiting on it. A lot of times you are going to have to get out there and make it happen.