"If I were ever stranded on a desert island there would be three things I’d need: food, shelter, and a grip."

“Failure isn’t a necessary evil. In fact, it isn’t evil at all. It is a necessary consequence of doing something new.”

"We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies."

"Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it."

"My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you’ve got to be a filmmaker."

"There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive – in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen."

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."

"I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student."

"What I always tell people is… Unless you are so passionate about filmmaking that you would rather live out of your car than not do it, find something else to do as a career and do filmmaking as a hobby. This industry is one of the hardest to break into and be successful. It takes a lot of passion and dedication for it to get anywhere…"

"Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity."

"A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something."

“I’m an entrepreneur, I’ve been an independent guy all my life. I love doing what I do. I love the movies, I love actors, I love directors, I love writers, I love working with the studio, I love the marketing, I love the whole process.”

“When faced with a challenge, get smarter.”