If there's a photo of a roomful of kids I'm the one with the biggest smile or my hand over my face.

Well, because my films are really about how people interact with each other, and the complexity, and the nuance, and the surprise of those moments I try to create a safe enough space that allows the actors to operate from their own instincts. My direction is more suggestions, prompts or questions.

I make sure when I direct that it's a very joy-based set that hopefully is filled with a lot of respect.

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