I make movies because I love telling stories and doing so with moving pictures and sound gets me real excited.

I like character-driven stories about underdogs and outsiders who undertake epic quests to struggle against a powerful foe.

If it's set in a fantasy world I'm all in.

I believe the best ways to learn are from experience and from teaching. That's why I'm committed to sharing my filmmaking journey, and provide real-life lessons to other filmmakers.

Becoming a working director is hard enough as it is.

If I can help an up and coming director avoid the mistakes I've made it's well worth the effort.

Great storytellers are made in the real world, through real, lived experiences.

I don't believe our best creatives should spend the majority of their lives in dark rooms staring at screens.

I try to live my life full of experiences that enrich the stories I tell.

I love exploring what it means to be a great leader.

I nerd out about the science, philosophies and strategies that can help me become a better leader.