Other filmmakers make their movies and put them out and that's that. For me, for some odd reason, it goes deeper than that.
Long time no see. I only pray the caliber of your questions has improved.
Is man, indeed, a walrus at heart?
Keep your focus on what YOU want to do - not what anyone else wants or is doing. You lose time watching others succeed.
With what you don't know about me, I could just about fill the Grand Canyon.
There was never any down side to casting friends over professionals. It was always fun seeing folks who never performed before stretching their wings.