In My Culture, There's A Tradition That

My Hometown Was One Of The Major U.s. Air Force Bases.

When You Go For Something Because You're Curious About It, You Get Psyched Up About The Chance Of Getting Into It. It's Like An Actor Meets A Role, And You Slip Into That Body And See What Happens, To Experience Certain Conditions, To Adopt A Certain Character. Even Shooting Is A Study Of The Character. I Think Both The Character And The Actor, And Eventually The Filmmaker - Myself - Are Finding A Way To Accept Their Environment And Being Accepted And Feel Comfortable Of Themselves.

I Feel Like All Of My Characters Now Take This Congested Situation, They Clash, And From There You Purge Yourself.

Fighting For Identity Is Something That Is Very Much In My Life.

Many Times When You Make A Movie, It Feels Like Your Biggest Mistake. But Even If A Film Isn't A Hit, You Shouldn't View It As A Mistake.