Anecdotes

If you were to tell me 5 years ago that I would write an entirely original 3-part screenplay I would have laughed in your face. If you had told me that 2 years ago when I started writing the background that would become the 3-part screenplay I still would have …

“There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me – or leave me. …

Life seems to be in one of those interesting dichotomies these days. It almost is like the old Chinese curse of living in interesting times. Just when I start to see the pieces starting to fall into place in front of me, it seems like at other ends they’re falling apart. …

It’s strange for me to be a writer… especially being a writer who also is looking for a job/working. It’s hard to control when story ideas come to me. Sometimes it’s in my sleep, sometimes it’s when I’m just sitting there. It’s at random intervals. As it stands, I have something …

It’s interesting. I went out Monday night to do some dancing and to see a fashion show by one of my favorite designers. I haven’t been going out as often. I’ve felt more cagey about wanting to go out. I’m tired of being home all the time, but I also …

There are certain things I’m overly sensitive to. I completely admit that. Like many people, my life’s been rough. To this day, I’m amazed that I’m not a convict, drug addict or alcoholic because of my experiences both as a child and an adult. In many ways, I guess it …

So, I’m going to tell you a tale. It’s not a story of abuse, but it is heartbreaking all the same.   There are few things in this world that can influence an individual. There’s the media and the arts. There’s nature. But there are few things that are as …

So, there was this period that I couldn’t come up with anything to write about. For 3 years I had the worst case of writer’s block. Anyone who’s been a writer and has been unable to think of a story to tell understands the frustration. It’s like being robbed of …

Hindsight is one of those beautiful things. Things always look great in hindsight. Or at least that’s a little white lie that we lead ourselves to believe. Not everything looks great in hindsight. Abuse is awful in hindsight. Unfortunately, I don’t get that happy, wistful look when I talk about …

It’s rare for me to remember why I even wanted to work in the film industry back when I was in high school. The longer I’ve been involved with trying and making it work, first as a director and now as a writer. It’s frustrating. It is particularly frustrating when …