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“We cannot treat other people as if they’re final drafts while expecting people to look at us as if we’re rough drafts. Everybody’s a rough draft. We’re all writing ourselves in real time…All of our erasers are chewed up, we’re trying to figure it out, make ourselves and discover ourselves in real time. And thatContinue reading “We’re All Rough Drafts”

“The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.” —Tyler Durden in the film Fight Club “Maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.” —The Narrator in Fight Club “I refuseContinue reading “Vs. Theatre Club”

“When I sit down to write in the morning, I literally have no expectations for myself or for the day’s work. My only goal is to put in three or four hours with my fingers punching the keys. I don’t judge myself on quality. I don’t hold myself accountable for quantity. The only questions IContinue reading “When Prompted”

“Filmmaking is not, or shouldn’t be, a strictly goal-oriented exercise. I’ve always preferred the process to the proof. This belief goes all the way back to grade school, when I realized that every time I took a test, I was no longer learning. It wasn’t about education but was about proving your stature. When artistsContinue reading “Matter”

“Hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but without you don’t stand a chance.” -Pat Riley “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” -Thomas Jefferson Hard work isn’t a badge of honor to be displayed for all to see. It doesn’t guarantee success. AndContinue reading “Ordinary Hard Work”

“People look for retreats for themselves in the country, by the coast, or in the hills. There is nowhere that a person can find a more peaceful and trouble-free retreat than in their own mind…So constantly give yourself this retreat, and renew yourself.” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations “People enjoy their food, take pleasure being with theirContinue reading “Vocation and Vacation”

The sooner you figure out who you love and want to spend your life with, the more time you get to spend with the person you love. The same holds true for your work and art. The sooner you figure out what you love to do, the more time you get to do the thingContinue reading “Love And Time”

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” -Barack Obama “When people lead, the leaders will follow.” -Mahatma Ghandi A common childhood dream–or at least I hope it still is–is to one dayContinue reading “Being President”

“And in every one of us, there’s a war going on. It’s a civil war. I don’t care who you are, I don’t care where you live, there is a civil war going on in your life. And every time you set out to be good, there’s something pulling on you, telling you to beContinue reading “The Two Wolves Inside Us”

“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay aliveContinue reading “Evaluating Art”