I dropped out of school at 17 and joined the Irish band The Frames, getting my first glimpse into the world of professional film making while shooting of a number of rock videos.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I did my first film when I was in the final year of my graduation. At that time, I was still a kid, and I couldn't read the industry very well.
Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that.
I used to sit in school and dream about getting into films.
I'd been an actor in high school, and when I got to college, it was all about film.
The thing that helped me get into the film business was that I went to school in Athens, Georgia and managed to get on, um, working on music videos for a band called R.E.M. and that kind of opened up a lot of doors for me.
I grew up on films.
I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.
I had been working early in my life in films - since I was 11.
I dropped out of college and ended up making this feature film I wrote when I was 19 with some friends. It was terrible.