WHAT ARE THE MAIN THINGS YOU LOOK FOR WHEN YOU READ A SCRIPT?
The main things I look for in a script all center around the central idea – is this something that is worthwhile of making a movie? And after that it is all about the first five pages. By that point, I know if the writer can create interesting characters with sparkling dialogue and place them in compelling situations. 

WHAT MAKES BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS?
Characters that talk and react in ways as actual human beings. As soon as I seen an overly arch character or one with stilted dialogue that doesn’t seen appropriate – I tune right out.

WHAT’S THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE YOU SEE?
Going for the cliché. Nothing is more boring than doing exactly what I think you are going to do or showing me something that I have seen hundreds of times in other films.

WHAT KIND OF SCRIPTS ARE YOU MORE LIKELY TO CONSIDER?
One that have a sense of irony or humor about them. I also am fond of screenplays (especially genre scripts) that work on multiple levels of theme.

WHAT’S THE BEST SCRIPT YOU’VE EVER READ?
"Lovers, Liars and Thieves" by Jeremy Leven who wrote DON JUAN DEMARCO. Beautifully written comedy about the theft of the Mona Lisa.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIEGOING EXPERIENCE?
I like a sparse theater where there is no one screaming and no one’s head in my way. That way there are less distractions and I can tell if the film completely sucks me in.