Including your latest work, You Kill Me, you've made a few movies with psychopathic characters, mostly hitmen.  What is that obsession?

How did Ben Kingsley come to the project?

Of all the films you made, for all the scripts you've written, this one with Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely... What is it like in terms of approaching it as a director? Is it a different feeling? Do you feel you have a different responsibility?

Why film mainly in Winnipeg?

Did you go see any of the AA meetings to get sort of a feeling....?

With the budget of the film being low, do you put in time for rehearsal before filming to keep the shooting days shorter?

What did you see in Sir Ben (Kingsley)'s work that made you think he was right for this role?

With Téa Leoni and Luke Wilson and Dennis Farina, how did it all come together?

Bill Pullman's character is a gem. He said he started his character with the hair?

Since you've taken an acting class from Bill Pullman, is it easier or harder to some extent to demand things of him?

Where do you think independent film is, at this moment, in terms of its growth?

Did you always want to be a director?

What films have had an impact on you, to inspire you to become a director?

Do you feel films have an ability to affect society, or do you feel that films kind of reflect where society is?

How difficult was it to make the audience sympathize with the alcoholic hit man?

Do you look forward to watching your films played in front of an audience?