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There's a thing about film composing and conducting in my family.

Everyone in my family is in the film business; I knew I wanted to be creative and it was important in my family to be artistic.

I've always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition.

I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community.

I actually don't see that strong of a connection between my background as a rock 'n roller and my early films. In a way I think your musical identity in film work is determined by the jobs that come your way.

I was raised in a family where cinema was a way of life. It was not only about making films, it was relationship, passion, love, everything at the same time.

Sometimes film is just the family business. Some families are generations of carpenters or farmers, or they make clothes, or they're all lawyers. I'm in the family business.

It's always nice to do a family movie, because I do a lot of R-rated stuff.

I think that my films are basically family stories, beyond the fact that they are global and have political and social commentary.

My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.