Whenever I Get Fed Up With Life

I Hear Filmmakers Saying, 'i Wanted To Make To Make A Film About This Issue, Or This Theme,' But I Never Start Like That.

I Grew Up In A Working-class Family, So I Guess You Could Say I Write From What I Know.

When I Was In New York I Heard Many People Saying That The Independent Film Industry Was In Big Trouble. I Was Reflecting On This When I Came Home. Realizing That Ever Since I Started Filmmaking, People Have Being Saying That. But Somehow It Keeps Going. Filmmakers Keep Going. We Need Stories To Make Sense Of The World And Some People Like Me Are Driven To Tell Them. I Have Faith This Will Always Be Possible.

I'm Never Going Back To The Past. It Is Like When I Am Driving - I Never Like To Do Those Routes That Take You Backwards And Make You Go The Long Way. I Always Like To Do The Shortcuts And Go Forward.

I Always Think That If You Look At Anyone In Detail, You Will Have Empathy For Them Because You Recognize Them As A Human Being, No Matter What They've Done.