A great collaborator, Sam worked as both a Producer and as an advertising agency Copy Writer prior to becoming a Director, giving him a deep understanding of the film-making process and great empathy for the challenges faced by his associates on any given project. Sam strongly believes that the secret to success is actually quite straightforward. “I always say, ‘Let’s all be trying to make the same film.’ It sounds so simple, but I’m always amazed to hear from my peers how often that isn’t the case.”