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On not giving up
You’ve been making films for almost two decades.
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Any advice related to maintaining a career in independent film for so long?
Well, I don’t know if it’s even considered maintaining. It was this desire to eventually get recognized. I just equate it to some kind of blind faith where I knew that at some point I would either amass enough of a collection of work where somebody would eventually recognize it, or I would have one that eventually hits.
I was lucky enough to have this television show for a little bit, Greg the Bunny, that allowed me to still stay within the industry to a certain degree, and be creative. That’s a big deal, because many of my fellow NYU-ers had to take 9-to-5s just to pay rent that eventually became careers outside of film.
I always felt it was important to stay within the industry, even if it’s on the far fringe.
I’m talking about editing wedding videos and corporate videos, and actually at one point I was even hustling so much I was doi