I think overcoming a possibly uncomfortable situation by doing something other than just standing there was a big step.

This is a prime example of something asked of an artist to be good and cheap — it is not going to be finished fast.

I’m still a writer first, and always will be. But filmmaking gave me a way to do it in the company of others.

In Berlin, going to the movies can take you back to when the German soul was explored in film, and the venue was just as important as the film being showed.

How do you get your music into the hands of music supervisors, those gatekeepers who decide whose music is heard during an episode of “Justified”?

I have music spread out across several libraries, which took time to generate and organize.

Good theater-trained actors tend to work harder. This isn’t always true, except, yeah, it’s pretty much true.

Not like I know anything about acting, but doesn’t it take like 107 auditions before you even get one gig?

You can find instrumentalists for a cheaper rate if you find music students at your local university.

It’s a bit funny when someone temps with the awesomeness that is John Williams, because no one can ever live up to that.

Getting distribution for your film can mean a lot of things. And for true indie filmmakers, often enough, what it means is not good.

The skills you hone doing a variety of projects can only help you in the future.

I wish I could have properly internalized this lesson when I was younger.

A film school in your mind. No mandatory attendance.

“Good ideas are common — what’s uncommon are people who’ll work hard enough to bring them about.”

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