What is the single biggest suggestion you would give to someone wanting to get into this career?

“Figure out the stories you want to tell and do whatever it takes to tell them how you want to.”

What’s the #1 mistake people make when trying to get into this career?

“Waiting for the perfect thing: the actor they want to work with, the perfect project, getting the script just right. Nothing is ever going to be 100% perfect and even if you could get it near perfection it’s all going to change when you shoot and then again when you edit. Stop waiting. Start shooting.”

If you could describe in one word what makes you successful, what would it be?

“Success for me is realizing that the process is as important as the end product. If you enjoy the process, you’ll always succeed no matter what the product ends up being. And at the end of the day you’re being paid to tell a story and make art. That beats selling cell phones any day.”

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