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I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - what makes people tick. I've also always been passionate about social issues and causes, and I wanted to make films that addressed important issues in very human terms.

My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.

I don't see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact.

I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films.

I like stories that have a social impact and social attributes to them. That's the whole reason we make films: to broaden our limited view of things and to see how life is evolving elsewhere.

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.

I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.

I've never been a part of a film before that offers such a platform into real issues, that raises social awareness and has the potential to change things.

Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves.

Film is the medium for communicating not just ideas, but things of the heart.