EDUCATION HISTORY
Denver School of the Arts: Acting
Academy of Art San Francisco: BA in Motion Picture/Television Directing
Vice President of Art-Creative Director for Phoenix Custom Apparel
WHY YOU LOVE FILM
It is the most expressive art form that ties to the human experience. The collaborative quality also makes it irresistible, creating a forum for creative minds to input and form ideas, inventions, and ultimately a better picture than what was started out. Film has always been a safe haven and sanctuary for my creative development and freedom.
WHAT FILMS INSPIRE YOU
Animalympics, The Dark Knight, Metropolis, Barbaralla, The Shining, Lancelot Link, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), Superman, Free To Be You and Me, Sunset Blvd, Mad Max, Heat, Poltergeist, Big Trouble In Little China, Labyrinth, James Bond, North By Northwest, Kill Bill V1 & 2, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?, The Lost Boys, Freaks, To Live and Die in LA
WHO INFLUENCES YOU
Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Jim Henson, Terry Gilliam, Milos Foreman, Michael Mann, Christopher Guest, Mike Nichols, Roger Corman, Billy Wilder, Robert Altman, Tim Burton, Jan Svankmeyer, Robert Rodriquez, Sydney Lumet, Ang Lee, Sam Mendes, Cameron Crowe, Baz Luhrman, Martin Scorsese, Walt Disney
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT
The Starz premiere of our first short, "Teresa" with a packed house with family, friends, and co-workers. To see our project with a full audience for the first time on the big screen was remarkable. Watching the audiences various emotions flow around the theatre and having a standing ovation at the end was one of the biggest thrills of my life.
IF YOU WERE A SPECIFIC CHARACTER IN A BOOK OR FILM WHO WOULD YOU BE
Ben Hawkins, Iceman, and Johnny Depp playing Johnny Castle.
