It’s time to get back on the horse—uh, dolly? Whatever metaphor works for you.
Sometimes, your dreams get dashed against the rocks in Hollywood, like a frigate without a lighthouse. As you’re tossed around the white water, take a beat to breathe, lie on your back, and find the sky. Because eventually, you’re going to wash up on the shore and get back into another boat. It’s either that or finding a new calling besides sailing.
But wait—we aren’t sailors. We’re filmmakers. We’re writers. We’re directors. We’re producers. And we’re every other job above and below the line.
No matter what title we hold on set, we will fail more than we succeed. These failures will follow us our whole career. But the only way to build a career is if we stack our failures high and climb on top of them to keep working. We cannot become weighed down by them.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
