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I began writing fictional stories and little screenplays when I was in fifth grade.

I didn't grow up watching detective shows. I've never even seen an episode of 'CSI.'

My dad worked for a generator company and then UC Berkeley, and my mom was as a dental hygienist and then eventually a history teacher. My uncles and aunts, all of them are elementary school teachers or scientists.

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My grandma was really sick when I was working on 'Sin Nombre' and eventually died that summer when we were finishing the film. But I was able to bring an unfinished version of the film for her to watch.

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My mom was married to a Mexican guy - a surfer - and so we'd kind of camp out on the beach the swell season.

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When you have a script, and you're discussing what it can be, and who going to play what role, that's a kind of like a fantasy football game. You can imagine these different dream teams interpreting these characters that only exist in your head.

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As storytellers, you're always somehow creating history.

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In terms of tackling different subjects, I can't really think of anything I wouldn't want to try; that's the fun of it right? Each new style brings new challenges - not that you shouldn't focus on one and master it, but it takes so long to make a film, you just want to have some variety.

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After 'Sin Nombre,' I just needed to take a break to go to completely different worlds.

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In TV, you have no time and sort of just carpet bomb the scene with as many angles as possible as quickly as possible and find it in the edit.

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