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" I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project. "

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Believe In Yourself

" I hope to work till I'm an old lady. "

" I have a great little camera, and I had a theory that if the story is interesting, it doesn't matter what medium you shoot it on. You just have to make a good film. "

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" I read the script for 'Guncrazy' in 1985 and loved it because it was one of the few scripts I'd come across that revolved around a strong female character. "

" If you think you are a filmmaker... make a film, and then show it. You need to be able to finish what you started so it is presentable. When you screen it and see if your film has an effect on an audience, you will understand what it means to be a filmmaker. "

" I came up with this statistic that if a kid makes something himself, he's 90 to 95% likely to try it. And of course, then, if it's good, he'll eat it! "

" A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently. "

" Getting four people awake, fed, dressed, and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the edge. Unless you are well prepared and have a simple method to follow. "

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" My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York. "

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" My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child. "

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" Pesto is such a great standard. It's so simple to make and always tastes good. "

" Basquiat will continue to show us new things about who we are and why he was so important. "

" I'm extremely determined and ambitious. "

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" I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor. "