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