Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with him on a low budget film years ago, and we'd sit around at night while waiting for a shot.

I came out to Hollywood when I was just 18, and my dad, he was really into Hollywood and theater and art, and I guess growing up, he exposed me to a lot of culture, and I just started making Super-8 films in high school and decided I wanted to be a filmmaker.

I got to direct a human interest sports drama - to this day, one of my proudest achievements in my career and a source of undying pride.

In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it's all up to you.

I grew up in a time when we didn't have the Internet, and we didn't have smartphones and things like that.

The #metoo campaign opened a particular window into the gender dynamics in technology, with many prominent women speaking out.

I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally, customers buy from people they like.

All this technology for connection and what we really only know more about is how anonymous we are in the grand scheme of things.