12 Notes: On Life and Creativity

Everything in this business, and life, revolves around relationships—the people you meet, and most important, how you treat them. You’ve really only got one shot at a reputation, and how you handle the relationships you develop along the way fills a big portion of that equation.

You can’t allow yourself to get so comfortable to the point where you wear ignorance as a badge and think it’s OK to not know what happened before you.

Creativity is informed by what you feel, not what you think, and learning to tune into those feelings is what is ultimately going to carry you through when distractions come.

So, may we all continue to keep the light on for ourselves and for others. As Clark always used to quote from The Three Stooges, “If at first you don’t succeed, keep on suckin’ ’til you do suck a seed!”

Immersing yourself in the native culture of a particular place is an incredibly important aspect of life as it ultimately prevents you from trying to force your culture onto everybody else.

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principle of Screenwriting:

This world needs your gifts and talents. If you don’t step up to the plate, then who will? Giving yourself the permission to dream and do what’s never been done before gives others permission to do the same. Think about it: Haven’t you ever looked at someone you admire and thought to yourself, “Well, she or he was the first person to break that rec

Once I got over being told I was unqualified or unworthy, the doubtful feeling that I wasn’t good enough ultimately became the fuel that propelled me forward. Finding myself in this position, more times than I can count, has been partially responsible for my successes.

If people overestimate you, they get in your way, but if they underestimate you, they get out.