Be generous with yourself and others. ❣️ Leave shared spaces better than you found them. ❣️ Give yourself a small gift. An iced coffee, a massage, a nap. Whatever you would enjoy right now! ❣️ Keep cash in your pockets in places where you may encounter unhoused neighbors. ❣️ Share your happiness. ❣️ Listen deeply to someone and ask them follow up questions. ❣️ Be generous in spirit, approaching people with love, vulnerability, and good will. Assume the best of people rather than the worst.
Especially in the film world where there’s often a feeling of scarcity, limited resources, and competitiveness, I’m a big believer in approaching people (friends, collaborators, acquaintances, strangers) with openness and a how-can-I-help attitude – it’s way more fun and interesting! In an industry that does not support up-and-comers, it’s important to remember there is room for everyone and we’re all in this together. Not to mention, being unkind, pretentious, or elitist is not actually cool and will not serve you well in the long run. People remember how you treat them.
“I am a scientist - I seek to understand me
All of my impurities and evils yet unknown
I am a journalist - I write to you to show you
I am an incurable
And nothing else behaves like me”
