I got an art degree from an engineering school. I watch a lot of movies. Occasionally I'll try making one.
I'd consider the Maysles Brothers, Barbet Schroder and Frederick Weismann as major influences for my documentary work. I paid good money to see a double feature of I, Robot and Anchorman. Will Smith said "Aww, hell no." and I got excited. But not as excited as the first time I saw "Salesman" or "General Idi Amin Dada."
I have a weird Burt Reynolds fetish. And I like Magnum PI. Must be the mustache(s). I'd list Hitchcock, Kubrick and Kurosawa as my top three filmmakers.
I'm musically schizophrenic. Right now it's Blackalicious, earlier it was Tom Waits. Yesterday it was Grand Buffet and Warren Zevon, tomorrow it will be Johnny Cash and Wesley Willis.
I have Star Wars ink and I have been known to spend a lot of money on Transformers toys. In short, I'm a dork.
I'm half-responsible for burgershaq.com's existence. When I say represpect, you should say circumvent. It makes sense if you think about it.