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You may not quite understand the cinematic tricks that go behind the making of a film, but as long as you feel it, I think that's the important thing.

You could make a film out of just about anything so long as there is a clear vision about the story.

You don't really know how your film is going to turn out, but you can give it your best shot and hope the audience loves it. This has been my approach right from the beginning, and it's helped me a lot in my journey. All you can do is give the film your everything.

As a filmmaker, the only way that I understand how to make a film is holistically.

That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.

For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time.

There's something about taking a film from concept to script, through production, and then to see the final thing happening in the edit phase. It's almost like a miracle in the making.

I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn't in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene would look.

You know how it is, somebody will see your work and like it and remember it, then decide to make it a role in their film.