I'm a bit of a late developer, generally. But the good thing about being a filmmaker is you still count as young all the way through your 40s.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.
I started late. I didn't make my first movie until I was 40.
I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.
I've learned over the years that the best way to develop as an artist is to make things. So I tell young artists it's not enough to be an actor anymore, you have to be a filmmaker/writer/director. There's no excuse for waiting around for a job. You have to be active and make things.
When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
I worked with young directors all my life, only young directors.
I first started working in film when I was 17. I was a director's assistant, an editor.
The interesting thing is that when you start out, people have no judgment and they see you young and fresh as a filmmaker - and because you have no experience yet, you're much more naive and think anything is possible.
If you were in the film industry at that time, you were always picked up by directors who were much older. You were whisked about and shown things. I did work very hard though.
There are consequences with age, so you have to evolve. I've loved becoming a filmmaker. But I would love to continue modeling, and there isn't really any job for me. It's being marginalized - that's the sad part.