For sure, I'm an acquired taste. People who've had that acquisition, who've acquired it, are quite surprised when they see me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.
Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
I think that one of the greatest perspectives that I have, from being a buyer for my whole career until I became a producer, is that I have a pretty good understanding of the buyer's mentality.
I'd like to believe an accumulation of experience has made me a sort of a grown-up person, so I can have judgment and taste and whatever.
I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'
I periodically realize every few years that the only person whose taste I really trust is me.
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
Other people have noticed more of an evolution than I have and so I'll try to tell you where I'm coming from and also relate it to what I think other people perceive.
I've had my taste of intense fame, and I've got it out of my system. Now I'm free to choose parts which fulfil me in different ways.
Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.