When I had my first camera - I was a child of the '80s. I remember what it was like reusing the same tapes over and over again, and having really bad quality and images kind of bubbling up from under the surface.
Sometimes, when you watch people play a video game, they seem lost in this wormhole, or in a trance.
Here's the thing that people don't understand: I don't really care. I've never been a careerist. It's not a strategy. I react to certain characters and story lines and specific mode of filmmaking.
Skateboarding was everything to us growing up. It changes the way you see the world: you spend all day looking for ditches.
I was free when I was 12 because I got my first skateboard. I've been free ever since.
I tried working odd jobs that had nothing to do with creating, and it was difficult for me. In the end, I just always loved movies. When I'm making a film, I feel most alive, like I'm doing the right thing, and I'm in the place where I need to be.
