I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life.
I'm Godless. And so I've had to make my God, and my God is narrative filmmaking, which is -- ultimately what my God becomes, which is what my mantra becomes, is the theme.
To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.
Now there is so much expertise and brainpower it's hard to be at the cutting edge of what's cool and not do something that's totally geeky.