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Indie Film Isn’t Dead. It Just Grew Up.

I'm Always Cribbing From Real Life. I'm Not A Very Creative Filmmaker.

Don't Be Afraid To Do Weird Stuff, So Long As You Do It Cheaply And Cover Everyone's Bets. Be Bold. Be Stupid, If You Have To: So Long As You Don't Hurt Anybody, What's It Matter How Dopey Your Dream Is? If I Hadn't Made Tusk? If I'd Let It Die As A Podcast? I Wouldn't Have Three Other Movies I'm Now Making Within The Span Of A Year. Some Folks Will Try To Shame You For Trying Something Outside The Norm; The Only Shame Is In Not Trying To Accomplish Your Dreams.

Remember: It Costs Nothing To Encourage An Artist, And The Potential Benefits Are Staggering. A Pat On The Back To An Artist Now Could One Day Result In Your Favorite Film, Or The Cartoon You Love To Get Stoned Watching, Or The Song That Saves Your Life. Discourage An Artist, You Get Absolutely Nothing In Return, Ever.

It's Not Like Someday My Kid's Gonna Be Standing Over My Grave, And Somebody's Gonna Hang Her A Folded Flag And Say, "you Know What? This Is 'cause He Did 24 Hours Straight On Twitter." But It's Just One Of Those Little Personal Victories, Like, "i Wonder If I Can Do This." And I Did It. A Stupid Goal, But I Accomplished It. Life's All About...for Me, At Least...having Very Stupid Achievable Goals. That Way, You Always Feel Like A Winner.