“I’m attracted to stories about problems created by adults that children have to deal with…problems not of their own making. Children didn’t create war. You don’t go into foster care because of something you did, it’s because of...
“I think the people who have done okay in this business are people who are persistent despite the desperate struggles. I mean, I’ve never had a film that didn’t have a very dark moment where I really wanted out. And I hated the subject, I hated the...
“It’s not how much money you have. It’s not what you’ve accomplished. It’s not the failures. Your character is everything. Everybody’s got a window of time when you’re relevant, and then your time ends and you’re out of...
“Talent is something that we earn, that we earn through grit, through perseverance, through sort of through a willingness to return to the same task and try to do it a little bit better the next time. I believe it’s a process, it’s a creative process...
Jeff Werner is an Emmy Award-winning director and editor of documentaries, feature films and motion picture advertising. Most recently, Jeff produced and directed Those Who Serve, a feature length documentary dealing with invisibly wounded combat Veterans who have...
