If you pitch your movie to someone and they say, "Oh, please, don't make that. No one would see it." Do it! Because that means you may have something that's not the norm.

It's always money no matter kind of budget you have, though, it forces you to be creative and not take anything for granted.

Create your own path. Cultivate it. It'll take time. It doesn't happen overnight. I was an actor for many years before I got behind the camera.

Securing distribution is always a battle. And to get a film released is a pretty special accomplishment.

I'm passionate about stories that have humanity, compassion and humor.

Character driven stories engage me and when an audience gets to know a character in an unforced way and finds themselves rooting for him or her, those are the kind of movies that get me excited.

My advice on-set is to make every day better than last one. Change is good.

Improvise when obstacles present themselves. Happy accidents are magic! Have an open mind.

I believe that you cannot go any further than you can think. I certainly believe if you don't desire a thing you will never get it.

Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.

Every friend of Syria is looking for peaceful solution, and we are convinced about that. We have this advice, and without this advice we are convinced about it.

We're all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.

Make a beautiful mess and clean it up later.

I do wear suits all the time.

An artist feels vulnerable to begin with; and yet the only answer is to recklessly discard more armour.

What passes for an original opinion is, generally, merely an original phrase. Old lamps for new - yes; but it is always the same oil in the lamp.

I have always touched on different genres whether it has been hip-hop, country and the rock element.

I have a woman who teaches me what love is every day. Maybe that sentiment is possible to fake, but for me it's really true.