What's the absolutely necessary ingredient to be a good actor/director? 

Passion.



First and last cinematographic crush? 

Too many-first may have been Alfred Hitchcock.  Last, Spielberg, Tarantino, Scorsese, David O’Russell-I’m sure there’s a bunch more…too many to list.  



How old you were when you decided you wanted to be an actor/ filmmaker? 

Actor-3 years old.  A psychic told me at 19 that I would end up love being behind the camera, or rather handing all the things behind the scenes later on. She wasn’t wrong.

For you a Film is... 

The way modern civilizations document story telling which is the most primal form of connection that we have as a species, and the most important in my opinion.



What do you feel when you're acting/directing? 

Connected.  In the moment.  Alive.



You can go to the Movies with an actor/director/screenplayer that you love. What kind of movie do you choose and with who you're going to watch it? 


The movie wouldn’t matter if I am with someone I can learn from, be inspired, grow from.  I’d love to go with Tarantino, Spielberg, Scorsese, Deniro, DiCaprio-honestly, again, too many to list.


Audrey Hepburn used to say “Nothing is Impossible”, what do you think about it?

 I think that’s true. It takes work, inner evolution at times, perseverance, good instincts/intuition and divine timing but yes I believe that anything is possible.  



Can you live just of your passion?  

Maybe, but I don’t have the personal data to back that up. So maybe no.



What's more important talent or luck? 

Ideally, a happy marriage of the two, realistically, if I had to pick one, luck, however talent combined with a great work ethic doesn’t need luck but it may need time.



You must go to a desert island but you can bring with you just one movie...

Give me a camera, a way to write, I would want to create content, I think that would keep things interesting. 



Have you ever accepted a part/ a movie to direct/ a script to write even if you didn't like the project?  

No.



What's the best compliment you have received about your Job? 

In a recent film review they said my approach to filmmaking is reminiscent of the sensual mastery found in Jane Campion’s “The Piano” or the emotional turmoil explored in Ingmar Bergman’s “Scenes from a Marriage”!



Are you satisfied about your career? 

Never.



Do you have a good luck charm? 

Not really, but I meditate and pray a lot.  Sometimes a piece of jewelry has meaning for me or something like that - it seems to change, it’s fluid.  Not sure why.  But the prayer and meditation practice is a consistent go to.



Which is the worst moment on set?  

On the set of HeArT, when I realized that I hadn’t pre ordered the food for the crew.  I of course did then right away, which was good.  And I got them out an hour early.  I would definitely get a line producer next time!  I will say that having a supportive cast mate such as Josh Berresford and a great skeletal crew-DP,Toru Nishikubo and Sound Director, Zach Travis, made everything POSSIBLE!



How do you feel when a job you've been part of it's ending?  

Depends on the job.  Sometimes it feels good to complete something, other times it feels sad, because it becomes like a family.



Have you ever lied to get a part/job?

I’m sure I have in the past, not recently though, not in a long while

If you should win an Oscar your first thought would go to…  

God.