My background was art school, documentary director and surfer with a keen interest in thrilling acts of life threatening stupidity.

Find your own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. Either people will get it or they won't and that's what it's all about.

In 1905 Albert discovered Relativity, in 1906 he invented Rock and Roll.

Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make.

I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics.

Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. It's a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office.

The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire.