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Producing takes a lot of balls. For me it’s about commitment, dedication and…above all else…passion for the project. No matter what anyone tells you, producing - whether taking care of the day-to-day hiring and firing of staff, handling the financing end of a project, or actively working on the development of a project, depending on which kind of producing you talk about - is not an easy job.

Whenever I have produced, I have tried to keep an integrity and passion in my work. I have been an executive producer on three projects: the TV series Tracker, the movie Highlander: The Source and a small theater production called Things Just Change. All of them have helped me understand more about the complexities of producing.
 
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Yes, I am sure I made mistakes - we all have - but I have never lacked the determination to finish a project to the best of my abilities.

All the projects that I have been involved with have allowed me to see how important it is to get things right from the beginning. Production standards – good or bad - can cause a domino effect in the chain of command all the way through the process. Perhaps one of the most important lessons I’ve learned, along with how to deal with the politics of running a project or where to get the financing you need to get your project realized, is how to ask the right questions when choosing the key people to run your show. The lieutenants, if you will, supply the tools needed to get the job finished according to your vision, so you need to make sure that they see it the same way you do.
 
 
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When I produce I want it to be a subject that means something to me. Money is not always the issue, the project is. Don’t get me wrong. I love having a success and being paid well for it; I’d be lying to say I didn’t. But what really drives me to choose a project is whether the script or the subject matter makes me feel something. Excitement, fear, passion, loathing or anger…it doesn’t matter. It all starts with the script and the idea.

Entertaining people is important. We thrive on it to escape daily life. To feel sad or happy, to laugh or cry at a film or TV show gives us time to live in a fantasy world for an hour or two. To be able to produce a project…to bring it to life from an idea that stimulates people…is exciting to me. To take it from a script that has a basic premise, develop it, film it and then add to it in post-production is a real thrill.