Quotes

Letting go is one of the hardest things for me. Once I get involved with something, I find that I can't stop until it's completed. Filmmaking makes this difficult, because I can edit for several months, and still find flaws in the film. At some point, I just have to stop and say to hell with it.

Although I hate being on stage, I love being in front of the camera. Something takes over and I lose myself. Even for a few moments, it's a nice escape from reality. I love becoming the character.

Filmmaking, to me, is an outlet for me to work through any personal issues I may have or are having. Music has done the same thing for me in the past, but the experience is over so much quicker than filmmaking. With film, I can create new worlds, new characters and distance myself enough from the situation in order to see it objectively.

People sometimes tell me I should just direct or act. I agree to some extent, but once I've written the script, not only do I want control over how it comes out, but I also want to play the character. It's a tough situation and perhaps someday I will resign myself to being a director only. But until then, I will continue to act and direct.

I tried acting as a child, but hated it due to stage fright. Despite the numerous dance recitals and plays I was involved in, I always felt sick before performing and then would shake once on stage. Had this experience been different, I may have pursued acting/filmmaking much earlier.