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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?

For me, being in front of a camera is a matter of practicing and refining your art. I think, if you're telling a story worth telling, it's worth investing the time into developing.

I tell stories. That's what I do. I've always told stories.

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

If you want somebody to tell you a story, one of the most easiest and effective ways is if you're telling them a story.

I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can affect how the narrative is told.

I loved being asked 2,000 questions a day, storyboarding every move, knowing as though by instinct exactly where the camera had to be, because it was my story.

I just kind of do my thing with sort of tunnel vision for the story and my role and how it fits together.

Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.