Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me.

I was in three academic clubs, a huge book worm and the teacher’s pet. I was kind of an easy target for bullies.

It’s cool for me because I’m a director, but I’m also a teacher. I’m a lover of cinema, and I love working with people who are hungry and have the energy to really do better work.

My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift.

I’m sure that had I not been a coach, I would have been some form of a teacher.

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn’t counting on money to much.

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player – more than listening to a teacher – is the best way to get it.