Wisdom

When I was in film school there was a small group of us that were making films, while the rest of the class sat around and said, "Gee, we can't make movies-the teacher won't let us do this, or I can't do that, or you never get a break around here." While they were complaining about why they never got to make movies I made eight movies. And they're still sitting down there saying, "Gee, I can't get a job-and you can never make it in the film business, and when are they going to give me a break, and when is somebody going to let me make a movie?"

Nobody's ever going to let anybody make a movie. You have to go out and do it! And those who can figure out how to do it-do it. And nothing can stop them. - George Lucas

The more interviews and articles I read about George Lucas, the more I realize that we share many of the same ideas; now, I realize that if I really want this project to get off the ground, next week I have to kick my ass into high gear and solicit donations like crazy. I have a nice schedule set: Monday and Tuesday, call around for prices; Wednesday, set up a budget and prospectus; Thursday, Friday and the entire following week, take the prospectus to businesses and individuals. I can imagine that the fundraising portion of the project is going to take longer than a week and a half, but if I at least have my prospectus ready by next Thursday, I can send it to other people so that they can solicit donations, too.

There's no chance in hell this is going to be easy, but nothing's been easy this far, so why start now?