I actually studied literature and philosophy. So, when I started making films, I didn't really know what I was doing, and I was too proud and arrogant to learn.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.
I always start a film thinking I know how to do it, then I learn all over again.
When I was new, I didn't know where my career will go. Initially, my films were not even successful, but then I learned a lot from my mistakes.
I went to film school to make films just because you're in control of the story.
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.
I always liked film as a teaching tool - a way of getting exposed to ideas that had never been presented to me. It just wasn't on the list of career options where I grew up.
I really never thought I was that good at film. And honestly still don't. My strength is language. My background is monologues and a certain kind of Brechtian spin on theater.
Every movie I make teaches me something. That's why I keep making them.
I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
I think everything that you do, you're learning. I mean, every movie that you make is like a film school; that's one of the things that I enjoy about filmmaking.