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“How you do anything is how you do everything.” -Zen Buddhist Proverb “In the morning, when you brush your teeth, brush them in such a way that happiness is possible during the whole time of brushing – which may last only one or two minutes. That is something I do every morning and after eachContinue reading ““Age Quod Agis””

Failure is an opportunity.If you blame someone else,there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Masterfulfills her own obligationsand corrects her own mistakes.She does what she needs to doand demands nothing of others. -“Tao Te Ching” by Lao-Tzu, Verse 79, (Stephen Mitchell Translation) “If you’re not failing, you’re not learning. If you’re not learning,Continue reading “Failure and Archery”

“If you have to ask somebody how to become a film director, you’ll probably never do it…The film industry is all about saying ‘no’ to people, so inherently you cannot take ‘no’ for an answer…If [my reply] pisses you off, and then you go out and say, ‘I’m going to show that Jim Cameron; IContinue reading “Q & A: “Should I Do It?””

“We don’t get our wants. We don’t get our shoulds. We get our musts. When it becomes a must, it happens.” -Shaan Puri “Action is the antidote to despair.” -Joan Baez The joy you feel from accomplishing something is the same whether you had to do it or wanted to do it. So, wanna feelContinue reading “Get Some Sh-t Done”

“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” -Leonardo da Vinci If you’re working with a master whose aim is a masterpiece, then you have to constantly remind yourself that in terms of completion, “it takes what it takes.” Read this post from George Bothamley and his always excellent Art Every Day Substack about Ludovico Sforza (TheContinue reading “MASTERpiece”

“If you should ever turn your will to things outside your control in order to impress someone, be sure that you have wrecked your whole purpose in life. Be content, then, to be a philosopher in all that you do, and if you wish also to be seen as one, show yourself first that youContinue reading “Impressing”

Roberta: Here it is, a message from Jim.[Reading the Personal Ads]Roberta: “Desperately Seeking Susan. Keep the faith. Tuesday. 10AM. Battery Park. Gangway 1. Love, Jim”Leslie: Who’s Jim?Roberta: Oh, God. Tuesday, that’s tomorrow.Leslie: Who’s Susan? You know these people?Roberta: No. You see, Jim follows Susan all over the country. Last January she was in Mexico City,Continue reading “Desperately Wanting and Pursuing”

“Everybody has some choice, mother. The poorest girl alive may not be able to choose between being Queen of England or Principal of Newnham; but she can choose between ragpicking and flowerselling, according to her taste. People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get onContinue reading “Defy Circumstance”

“Fidete, sed verificate.” -Latin phrase that translates to “Trust but verify.” “Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.” -Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings One discipline to incorporate as a producer is what I call “the friendly follow up.” It will save you a tonContinue reading “The Friendly Follow Up”

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” -Henry David Thoreau, Walden “There’s something in these quiet, forsaken places that draws me in, reconstitutes the chemistry of my blood, a gravitational pull toward getting lost, toward solitude andContinue reading “Take Time”