I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years.
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I've worked with a lot of directors, some of them you wouldn't really attach the word 'artist' to their name.
Making a living out of acting sounded like science-fiction when I was growing up. I didn't know anyone around me who lived from anything related to art.
Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take me to see really interesting arty films in Los Angeles.
When I left high school, my dad was directing a film, and I went to work for him as a P.A. There were two wonderful editors, Bud Isaacs and Bernie Balmuth, working on the project, and every chance I had, I would go to the editing room to watch and learn from them.
My father was a screenwriter, and I kind of grew up in that world.
Obviously, you know, I am known as an action director, and being a film editor previously had been a great advantage for me as an action director.
I've worked with a lot of great directors.
I have worked with some great directors.
I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way.
I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.