Last night I had the opportunity to see one of my heroes Ayaan Hirsi Ali speak about her new book Nomad. A few years ago my dad told me about her, I think he had seen her on an interview, and he was completely blown away by not just how poised, measured and graceful her [...]

First off, Happy 2010!!!
I love the sense of excitement and new beginnings that comes with every New Year. Like no other time of year people view even the most stressful aspects of their lives as innocent and temporary. While reality soon sets in that it takes work to change (like every other time of year) [...]

I just read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and it really got me thinking. The point of the book is great- part of it is that there are people in this world who seem born to excel beyond all others. These people (the “outliers”), are not just lucky to have their brains, they have also had [...]

I have taken time off from WongDoody this week to work at the American Film Market, which is basically a huge trade show that rolls through Santa Monica every year at about this time. The Loews Hotel is all abuzz with businesspeople, buying and selling their films. Booths are set up everywhere advertising film services [...]

Things falling into place are music to a producer’s ears, but while I recognize and appreciate all of the fortunate things in our lives that are making this possible, it is no coincidence that this is always the case with projects I am most excited about. This isn’t because I care more and am willing [...]

Busy busy busy.
Our new short film Love Story is inching closer toward production, with scheduled shoot dates December 5th-7th. We have an amazingly talented team of people we love to work with on board and a fantastic cast, some of whom these parts were actually written for and some of whom we cast especially for [...]

“Writers,” or people who fancy themselves as such (and aren’t we all really just whatever we fancy to be?), have all kinds of tricks to making themselves write. Some set goals for themselves, or rules that govern their day. Some train themselves with positive reinforcement and treats, others reprimand with negative reinforcement and denying things. [...]

Stay tuned!