: About Me

I am a husband (married fifteen years), father (seven beautiful children ages 1 to 12), a playwright, theatrical and film director, a cinematographer,a master carpenter, a set designer, an acting teacher and a novelist. In my spare time I enjoy reading, watching movies and songwriting.

My passion is ...

Truth

I know too much about ...

Anything most people would find useless

My parents always told me ...

Do the right thing and the rest will take care of itself

My childhood ambition ...

To be an actor

My favorite memory ...

The birth of my first daughter

Why I write ...

I believe I have something valuable to add to the conversation

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading Ted Dekker, listening to score of whatever musical I'm directing, and watching Monk, Psych,Jericho

My first job ...

I worked in a dry cleaners running errands and sorting hangers

My best moment ...

will be accepting my first academy award

My inspiration ...

Life

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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR? That is the sixty-four million dollar question. Do you have what it takes? Answer these simple yes or no questions to find out! Are you a storyteller? No, I don't mean can you tell your Mom what happened at school today. I mean when you tell her does everyone in the house, including the dog, stop to listen? Are you the type of person who can turn a simple walk in the park into the Odyssey? Have you ever been accused of having too much imagination? Daydreaming in school is a classic hallmark of most directors who speak about th...

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