When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.

I came out to Hollywood when I was just 18, and my dad, he was really into Hollywood and theater and art, and I guess growing up, he exposed me to a lot of culture, and I just started making Super-8 films in high school and decided I wanted to be a filmmaker.

You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.

My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.

There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television.

You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.