- His influences in directing are Steven Spielberg, Alan Parker, Kevin Smith, Rob Reiner, Spike Lee, Ivan Reitman, Martin Scorsese, Tyler Perry, Ava DuVernay, John Landis, James Cameron, John Singleton, Robert Zemeckis, Alfred Hitchcock, Jon Favreau, Wes Craven, Edward Burns, Shane Meadows, David Ayer, Mel Gibson and Pete Berg.
- Caroline Aherne, David Chase, Kevin Williamson, Bob Gale, Edward Burns, Drew Pearce, John Hughes, Craig Cash, Phil Mealey, Terence Winter, Kevin Smith, Michael Imperioli, Shane Black and Guy Ritchie are big influences in his Screenwriting.
- Some of his film inspirations are The Wizard of Oz (1939), Jaws (1975), Hook (1991), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Titanic (1997), Back To The Future (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Clerks (1994), He Got Game (1998), Chef (2014), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Sidewalks of New York (2001) and The Man Without A Face (1993).
- Films such as The Wizard of Oz (1939), Jaws (1975), Ghostbusters (1984) and Back To The Future (1985) are the influences that interested him in to writing and film making.
- He became a father in December 2013, and again in November 2021.
- His favourite Director is Steven Spielberg.
- It is well known that he is a lifelong Ghostbusters fan and self confessed Ghosthead. He was invited by Sony to attend the Ghostbusters: Afterlife UK premiere in Leicester Square on November 4, 2021.
- He is a comic book fan and collector.
- He is a big fan of Disney. Peter Pan, Aladdin and The AristoCats are favourites from his childhood.
- When writing a screenplay, for positive inspiration and drive, he reads the books The Jaws Log by Carl Gottlieb, Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith and Independent Ed: What I learned from My Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life by Edward Burns.
- His influences in acting are James Gandolfini, Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Steve Evets, Robert De Niro, Stephen Graham, Al Pachino, Denzel Washington, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Keaton, Domenick Lombardozzi and Johnny Harris.
- His favourite TV shows are The Sopranos (1999), Supernatural (2005), Entourage (2004).
- He met his wife in 2008 while working as a nightclub bouncer, after almost knocking her down the stairs, they married in 2015.
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