I've Become Friends With Michael Mann And

How Do You Capture The Drama Of A Rembrandt Painting In A Movie? How Do You Feel That Moment That They Captured In Two Hours? I Kind Of Fell Into It And At One Point, I Decided I Wanted To Live An Art Life; I Wanted To Tell Stories. I Came To New York, And Did What Most People Do - You Become A Pa And Run And Get Coffee And Pay Your Dues And Learn Until Your Opportunity Comes.

I've Become Friends With Michael Mann And Oliver Stone; I've Seen Those Guys Work And That Was Great To See.

I Like Being In Real Environments. I Love Being In The Place That It's About - These Sets And Locations Are Characters In The Movies. Can You Imagine Breakfast At Tiffany's Shot Somewhere Else? It's Classic. Characters Are Part Of Storytelling; They're Just As Important As Everything Else.

What I Learned Is, Don't Forget Who You Are, Because That's What's Going To Make You A Filmmaker.

I Don't Think The Audience Goes And Thinks Of The Movie As A Piece Of Art - There Are Some Independent People Who May Go And Have A Higher Appreciation For Filmmaking. It Is A Great Art Form, But I Don't Think You Look At A Painting And A Movie With The Same Eye.