"Extreme sports tricks are becoming increasingly complex, the courses ever more challenging and crashes all too common."
"Some documentaries are made by people who are driven more by one particular story, or have different backgrounds or ambitions, but I'm always looking for projects that let me be the best filmmaker I can be, and to be stretched and grow further."
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