hiː stˈʌdid dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ stˈʌdid æɾə fˈɪlm skˈuːl ɪn bˈɜːkli, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə.
He studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, and later studied at a film school in Berkeley, California.