When You're An Artist, All You're Trying

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.

I'm Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today.

In My Spare Time, I Smoke Acres Of Weed.

Im Gonna Try To Pay For Clerks Iii Myself. As Much As I Love The Crowd-funding Model, Thats An Advancement In Indie Film That Belongs To The Next Generation Of Artists. I Started On My Own Dime, And If Im Allowed, I Should Finish On My Own Dime.

I Know What It Feels Like To Carry A Lot Of Weight In A Society That's Very Image-conscious. It's A Thin Person's World, And We Try To Navigate Within It Without Being Made Fun Of.