If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the entire point.
I never get involved with the ladies I work with.
Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.
I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I have found it difficult, if not impossible, to write anything of length.
From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.
It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.