My Films Do Have Characters Who Have

To Make A Movie Charming, You Have To Be Playful On All Levels And Open To Ideas, And You Have To Have An Idea For How To Do That Within The Confines Of The Shooting Schedule And Editing And All That.

If You're Striving For Strong Emotion And Strong Sentiment, And You're Authentic With It And Honest With It, Then You're On The Right Side Of The Line. But If You Step Into Sentimentality, There Is A False Move Or A False Tone To It.

I Discovered The 7th Art At Home When I Was Kid, Through Charlie Chaplin's Movies And Those Of My Father Who Shot Documentaries. He Was My Biggest Influence. So I Took His Camera And Started Shooting.

A Film That Is Bleached Tends To Have A More Realistic Quality.

I Love Involving Actors At All Levels - And They Have To Know That I Want To Hear Their Contributions, With Dialogue, With Story Suggestions, With Script Changes, Whatever.