Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development.

It's very difficult to break into motion pictures but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable who have inherited for the most part those films of substance that the studios are reluctant to finance.

Of the primary emotions fear is the one that bears most directly on survival. Children show fear. Adults try not to maybe because it's shameful or in some circumstances dangerous. The fear response is automatic though and your body runs through its reflexes whether you want it to or not.

I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.

Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction virtually no human being can resist.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.

God will never direct us to be prideful arrogant and unforgiving immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.

What is needed rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance is understanding fear that means watch it learn about it come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear not how to escape from it.

Some very famous directors have started in the mail room which is just getting inside the studio getting to know people getting to know the routine.