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No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself.

I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.

Sometimes you read a script, and you just think, 'Wow, I would love to go and tell that story, and I don't even care what happens to the film, I would just love that experience.' And often, that mentality makes a great film.

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.

I approach film no differently than I approach a role. I want to make sure the movie is right, the characters are right, I can really bring something to it as a visionary, a storyteller. It's great to point a camera, but can you tell a story?

I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in Ireland. I wrote one film script just to see what it would turn out like.

I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays.

I enjoy scenes in films, which do not have the pressure of the story so much... and it flows. I've tried to go in that direction.

I almost always do things that I like, in some form or fashion. Every once in awhile that means that I don't think the script is any good and I don't have any trust in the people, but the film is shooting in Sri Lanka, or somewhere like that, so I'm going.

I go out and look for a good story to tell and if I like it enough and I decide to direct it, I become dangerously involved in becoming a part of that story.