I like to cook. Italian is my preference, it's the kitchen I grew up in. I had the best teachers ever; my mother and grandmothers. Their method: never a recipe, always by taste. The invaluable lesson I learned; you can’t make a mistake in the kitchen. You adjust and move forward. Those words transcend the kitchen. It’s been a lesson to live by. In creating most anything, you can’t make a mistake. You adjust and move forward. It's taught me to be a creative problem solver.I’m an award-winning filmmaker with 30 years of experience. I have an acute understanding of performance, story, structure, and character; with a creative foundation and the practical understanding to take a film through every phase of production. I’m able to make creative decisions that serve both story and budget.The three movies that inspired me to take the drive from New Jersey to Los Angeles. They are, in order of release dates, ROCKY, STAR WARS, and BLADE RUNNER.