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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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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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The fun of directing for me, other than working with the actors, is trying to extract those ideas that you have in your head and make them real.
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If you can make the day, you can do whatever you want.
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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've been clawing my way to directing since I was a kid.
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It becomes an extension of your imagination to make something tangible and concrete.
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As a fine artist I was drawn to composition and technique. I would count the cuts.
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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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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.