Drive..

I remember the first e-mail I ever got from someone when I was trying to get into the film industry, that no one cares about what happened, your stories, anything. Unless you have some type of family member or relative that is in the industry there is no chance. And I have heard that still today. To be honest I'm not sure where they heard anything about me because I don't even talk about it, so obviously someone is talking or reading something about me that I have said or written, but that's besides the point. I still have that e-mail that was about 4 years ago. I read it here every once in a while. And that statement alone drives me every day to prove that statement wrong. I am not looking for pity or sorrow. I never have or want it. But you are telling me that I can't make it because I don't know people. Because I'm doing it for a reason that is beyond just becoming a star or making money. I think it has everything to do with what you have been through in life. How you handled it or didn't handle it. It absolutely is about the stories you have been through. How tough of skin you have. It's about making a difference and if it isn't then nothing you do will stand for anything. You'll just follow what your told to do and it won't be original. Originality comes from you and what you have been through and your STORIES that you have that make you you. And without that you won't ever stand off as your own, you will follow the footsteps of others and that's something I refuse to do.