#Screenwriter #Actor & #Freelance #Storyteller in Los Angeles - I write film & TV - broken people finding redemption; play resolute dads & sympathetic everymen.
Sep 7, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
"At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school. #thread 1/
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
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Apr 28, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
If you’re thinking of moving to Hollywood or Broadway or pursuing a creative dream at all, you need to stop and consider - when will you quit? What’s too far? What sacrifice are you not willing to make? #thread#essay 1/9
Now I’m not talking about moral or ethical considerations - you need to establish boundaries and stick to them. I’m saying ask yourself what is more important than following my dream? Having a house? A steady paycheck? Long term relationships? A “normal” life?
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