The Secret Soundtrack to My Debut Feature

The Secret Soundtrack to My Debut Feature

I come from music. Before I was a writer, actor or filmmaker, I was a singer. I grew up in a musical theater household, and most of my childhood was spent treating every day like opening night. My mom used to say, “It’s so adorable – I just wish he could sing.” She wasn’t wrong … until 2001.That was the year Moulin Rouge! came out. A tiny version of me learned to sing by matching pitch with the operatic moon. It was the first time I understood t…