I just know who I am and what's comfortable for me and I don't personally do things in life because others do it or because that's what society tells me I should do.

You're not going to be persistent and tenacious enough if you don't love what you're doing. If it's not something that excites you, that appeals to you deep down inside.

Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent

What will seduce a person is the effort we expend on their behalf, showing how much we care, how much they are worth. Leaving things to chance is a recipe for disaster, and reveals that we do not take love and romance very seriously.

One of the things I've been talking about with my critical writing and my own work is that these movies are seen differently in a theatrical space. It's very important to me. I edit films to be seen theatrically, like fiction material I've worked on like Listen Up Phillip or other documentaries.

Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.

Your college education is a key moment in life.