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I've been clawing my way to directing since I was a kid.
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I don't set out to do something weird, but if you see something a certain way and it's a little left of center, and you can realize it, that's a real thrill.
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I'm a fan of musicals from great masters, and I was able to have an opportunity to express myself in musical numbers with Glee.
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I just wanted to make movies, but I never though about, "How am I being perceived because of my culture or my skin?"
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If you can make the day, you can do whatever you want.
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It's a great asset to you, on your first film, to bring some people with you from the television world because they understand the speed that you have to work with to get your grand ideas down.
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It becomes an extension of your imagination to make something tangible and concrete.
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At some point, you have an opportunity to not be a first-time filmmaker anymore. You can embrace the genre and show the world how you can tell stories on a bigger scale.