Early in my career, I directed a health planning and policy group for the City of Chicago.
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In 2004 I directed my first digital movie called Death Clique, all shot using a Panasonic DVX100 camera.
The Reinventing Michigan project is similar to one I directed at the University of Nevada, Reno, which produced Reinventing Reno.
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So last week, I directed the Department of Health and Human Services to speed up the process that had already been envisioned.
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Certainly the Popular Planning Unit, which I directed and which worked for the Industry and Employment Committee of the GLC, was an independently minded gang.
When I announced our new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan last December, I directed my national security team to regularly assess our efforts and to review our progress after one year.
The first Shakespeare play I directed at Stratford was Henry VIII, so it's rather wonderful to be coming back to that same material but with an entirely modern take on it.
And before I left for the Middle East, I directed them to conduct a thorough assessment of our economic condition, consult with members of Congress, and provide me with their recommendations about any actions we might need to take.
Last month, I directed my economic team to work with the Federal Housing Finance Agency -- or FHFA -- and their partners in the housing industry to identify barriers to refinancing, knock those barriers down, and explore every option available to help many American homeowners to refinance.
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And that was the 40th film I have directed, some of which I have produced.
It almost felt like I was going to an important interview, I was directed into an office of a man I can only best describe whose attitude resembled that of an elite car salesman.
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Stopping for beer at Myles Standish Liquor, I was directed to the William Bradford Motor Inn, the best I could find in peak tourist season.
As the Co-Founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, I have directed the company to sever any and all contacts with HB Gary.
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To be fair, this was because I had directed him into a narrow, flame-filled corridor, which was not a good-faith use of the waypoint command.
Best of all, when I tried to submit a comment to Google for feedback that might help them, I was directed to log into a Google Mail account.
"We just learned about that today, and so I have directed that we have all available resources to get to that convention center to make sure that they have the food and water, the medical care that they need, " he said.
Because in disasters such as this the first hours and days are absolutely critical to saving lives and avoiding even greater tragedy, I have directed my teams to be as forward-leaning as possible in getting the help on the ground and coordinating with our international partners as well.
Perhaps because I've only directed three films, I can't really talk about originality yet.
I've directed my administration to launch a swift, coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives and support the recovery in Haiti.
That's why I've directed my national security team to develop a strategy that addresses the unique challenges posed by lone recruits.
I've directed the folks in my Cabinet to work with local folks, local officials, to develop a comprehensive strategy to rebuild the communities affected.
I've directed Administrator O'Keefe to review all of NASA's current space flight and exploration activities and direct them toward the goals I have outlined.
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That's why, in addition to the corrective efforts that I've ordered, I've directed agency heads to establish internal accountability reviews, and directed my national security staff to monitor their efforts.
And I've directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase security around the United States as necessary, and investigate what happened.
I've directed my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor at the White House, John Brennan, to lead these reviews going forward and to present the final results and recommendations to me in the days to come.
And I have today directed the appropriate people in our federal government to expedite the analysis we're required to do about the effects of the recent heat wave on the need for emergency assistance under this program.
More recently, I wrote and directed a comedic Web series called "Living the Dream" (featured on the aptly named BitterLawyer.com), which is about a clueless first-year associate trying to make it big at an unusually cruel and prestigious law firm.
I've directed Secretary of State Rice to lead a diplomatic effort to engage moderate leaders across the region, to help the Palestinians reform their security services, and support Israeli and Palestinian leaders in their efforts to come together to resolve their differences.
From Academy Award nominations ( 5 Broken Cameras and The Gatekeepers) to top prizes at Sundance ( The Law in These Parts) to a Peabody Award ( My Neighbourhood, which I co-directed with Rebekah Wingert-Jabi), films on this issue are clearly in the midst of an exciting period of recognition and success.
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