I think education is always important. I don’t think you necessarily have to go to film school at all, but know that you’re talking about a medium of storytelling. Whether you’re studying film and you’ve watched every Alfred Hitchcock movie to understand why that makes him important, or you’ve read every Hemingway novel, whatever it is you study: storytelling is about human beings. Higher education is important in that it helps you learn how to speak to people, and gives you more in common with the people you have to deal with.
I think studying psychology is really helpful in our business. You have to know how people’s brains work and you have to be able to talk to people. You have to be able to really communicate with people whether it’s in the selling part, on the set, or if you’re talking to a Writer who may be very sensitive. If you can’t read those people and relate to them in some way, you’re not going to be a good Producer.