When I started it was as though I was standing on a big beach with a few surfboards lying around and there was a big wave on the horizon with only a few people riding it. So I grabbed a board and got on the wave. My reason for making films has never been about a 'career'. I didn't sit down when I was ten and dream of becoming a film director. I just wanted to make sense of the world around me, and carry to a large audience the voice of people who have concerns similar to my own.
Film is a strong medium that can reach more hearts and minds.
I enjoyed a degree of creative freedom that people coming into the industry now don't have. I think myself lucky to have always had first say and last cut. I haven't had my films altered by committees. They are mine. It is also much harder today to establish yourself.