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Every story I do is about people. It's my survival instinct - one person, one story.

All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom.

I like when you are telling a story and fall into an impression.

Every story about me is so heavy and dramatic. That's not how I do life. But that's the impression people have, and that's what keeps getting reiterated. As if I'm still stuck in all the muck of the past. And I am so not.

It's always the story that interests me.

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.

All the stories I write come from someone I've met or some anecdote I've heard.

Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation.

My stories are often a little mysterious.

Good storytelling appeals to me - good writing.