Most Successful Artists Have This In Common - Chris Gore

Chris Gore is a writer, comedian, author and television personality who has built a solid reputation as a hilariously outspoken voice in the entertainment world. As a teenager, Chris founded the brutally honest magazine Film Threat, which began as a fanzine while he was a college student in Detroit. As Film Threat evolved into a respected national magazine, he relocated to Los Angeles. The print magazine was retired in 1997 when it was re-launched as a web site. FilmThreat.com found a huge audience online and was named one of the top five movie web sites by the Wall Street Journal. Chris has appeared as a film expert on MSNBC, E!, CNN, Travel Channel, and Reelz Channel. Chis has also hosted shows on FX, Starz, IFC and G4TV’s Attack of the Show as the show’s film expert. His weekly movie review segment DVDuesday was among the most popular on G4. Chris is also an author, having written The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made and The Complete DVD Book. His book The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide is considered the bible of the industry and is required reading at film school.
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[@fn336]

I quit social media in March of 2020 when a certain event - whose name shall not be mentioned - locked us all down, and so I wrote my first, 400-page fiction novel, two short films, a feature film, and am now on my second fiction novel and I am 55 years old. Social media sucked my brains out for more than a decade and the part that remained was able to give that much, to leave something of my legacy behind to my heirs.

[@RAIN-AGAIN]

Dear FN, I recall March 2020 like it was 5 minutes! As a writer/ small business owner, I basically was used to sheltering in place and micromanaging my time down to the millisecond well before any old run of the mill,death- dealing virus. But you sir!!! You have not only found the holy grail of creativity, you ride the dam thing bareback through the misty morning meadows!!! With the guardrails against distraction installed in my life, you would think my portfolio of accomplishments would be overflowing like yours. However, I have found the opposite of non-productivity……. can be as debilitating any writer’s block. That is…… Chrystal clarity ….and life experience ….can be sooo numbingly present, that categorizing and prioritizing events sequentially into masterpiece worthy work ( scoring soundtrack included) can be downright stupefying!!! But….. I love it…. a price we’d pay again and again. Thanks for sharing your art with us. Your cream will rise to the top for all to enjoy and learn from. People tell me I’m approximately 20 years younger than I look but as a man in his mid sixties, I wish to find my non drinking, non smoking, non stimulants ( except coffee/ extra cream & sugar) non dating, non social media ( besides You Tube) non TV watching ( haven’t owned a tv in over 15 years) self in your shoes one day.!! Must feel good to have things “ in the can” as it were. Thank God for my youthful appearance…….. at the rate I finish anything…. I’ll be 100 !!……. But…. At least….. I’ll only look 80? Anyway…… keep churning it out sir …….. we need it.

[@javieralvarez1072]

what about youtube, you keep watching videos?

[@garyleonardteacher5162]

Good on you. What's the best story you wrote?

[@williamyoung9401]

You're still on Social Media posting on KZbin! We all are! Stop posting on KZbin, people, and get to work! =P

[@bluesjmoon]

thank you for sharing your story..🙏

[@TahtahmesDiary]

"We are giving away our creativity to these social media companies" 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 This is the dang TRUTH!

[@Sam-lm8gi]

And yet, here we are wasting time on ThemTube when we could be writing, etc. :P

[@photonotavailable7936]

To say I dislike social media, especially Facebook, would be an understatement. To hell with Zuckerberg.

[@daedricdragon5976]

Damn, I read this as he said it.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

Well that was a wake up moment!!

[@videowilliams]

Yup, that's the point that's stuck with me too... very close to the bone.

[@properpsychology1276]

“In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” - Rollo May

[@libraryofthemind]

The consistent meta-theme I've noticed on this channel seems to be that the artist has to come to terms with being both a creative person and having to also be a business person to make things work in a practical sense.

[@quintessenceSL]

Depends. Money ALWAYS complicates things, and short of DIY (which is another discussion entirely); navigating that space of someone else's spreadsheets and contracts is fraught (nevermind mind the discussion as to why anyone should be obligated to). See Steve Albini's musing of how success is akin to swiming in a river of shit. Many see the compromises or the energy expended to navigate that as just too great, and keep the art separate from the money, and let the chips fall where they may.

[@typehere6689]

I have come up with the method of creating works according to the specifications of others, but experimenting with the details of the work that are never explicitly stated or absolutely required by the specifications. Thus far, I have only practiced this in a school long ago. I really want to give this a shot again in the future.

[@FictionCautious]

This world is being broken down by business. So you need to get comfortable with the devil otherwise it won't let you live.

[@blues4509]

That's why I prefer to keep my writing/drawings purely as a hobby so it's entirely for my own enjoyment

[@cynthiajohnson9412]

That's the challenge of anyone who takes an idea and brings it into being. Everyone has limited resources, even the most well capitalized, and those resources have to allocated. If you spend all your money on the greatest paints ever created but have no money for canvas, then the business person has to step in and say either sell some of the paint to buy some canvas or come up with something free to sub for the canvas. Merging and managing the creative inner world with the real physical world is where the rubber meets the road. Everything is trade-offs.

[@hyper3d]

For years I fought to stay up late and work while everyone was sleeping. After years of frustration, I started going to bed with everyone else. I got up 3 hours earlier and my level of productivity jumped 5 fold. Its weird, I'm a night owl but my creativity is a morning person lol

[@garretteverett2613]

Absolutely. I always feel like my best creative self gets used up at work in the morning and by the time I get home I'm tapped out. 🙃

[@phorden]

I am the exact same way. I have a tendency to stay up late, but most of my productive energy tends to be right away in the morning.

[@SofijaGvozdeva]

For years i fought to get up early and work while everyone was sleeping. after years of frustration, I started waking up with everyone else . i went to bed 3 hours later and my level of productivity jumped 5 fold. it's weir, i'm an early bird but my creativity is a night own. honestly, that's my story lol

[@joshgaston7839]

Oh that's good! I'm opposite. I get into a rhythm late at night and create some of my best work then. Mornings, I need coffee first, watch some news, and take time to get my brain booted up haha.

[@rugr82day]

I am solidly a night owl. My mom claims it's because she worked evening shift in a hospital while she was pregnant with me. So into work at 3:00pm, off work at 11:30 PM and then she had to unwind after she got home. Those are good hours for me. For now I work around it with my writing and force myself to go to bed by 1:30 am so I can make it to my fulltime job at 10am.

[@sirjared21]

"Getting to know how you function as a creative machine...and then coming up with a series of repeatable processes where you're successful" - Yes. Yes, indeed.

[@IncredibleMet]

Like cars and any machine for that matter, it will break down and you’ll have to repair from time to time and eventually get an upgrade.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

As Bruce Campbell once said, if you wanna be a filmmaker, you gotta wear the business hat for five seconds.

[@poiluparadis]

"we're giving away our creativity to these social media companies" 5:58

[@charlie__a]

key line from this interview

[@Paula-hg5ui]

, said a man in a video on social media.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@Paula-hg5ui He's giving away his opinion on social media, not his creativity.

[@TahtahmesDiary]

I was about to take a nap but now I'm inspired to just go to bed early and wake up early to write 🤗💜

[@TeaTephiTrumpet777]

He’s so write about the wasting of our creativity on worthless social media posts really no one reads for whats in there or that its too small to become what it could or should be. What an amazing person.

[@MaxMRasmussen]

Graphite from pens is an electrical conductor. So if it floats around in a weightless spaceship it can short circuit the electronics. Hence the ball pen.

[@cyb2191]

ya, I cringed when he told the story too. NASA actually spent quite a bit more on individual pencils than space pens, which was originally developed privately by Fisher pen company. www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen/

[@cbalan777]

@@cyb2191 Oh, you cringed? Did you cringe? Cringe? I mean, he's got of the pens and was praising them.

[@superchuck3259]

@@cbalan777 Does Cringing Create Value. So really if we took all this messaging energy and put it together we could create a book? Well I save many of my messages, just for that reason.

[@dr.stronk9857]

Mike pence full name is Mechanical pencil This joke isn’t original just thought I’d share

[@patriotusa5335]

This guy is very savvy and passionate. Seems really in tune with reality, great responses and helpful, wouldn’t mind ever meeting this artist

[@goldfishy]

Really like this guys personality. I could listen all day.

[@bulliongrowernz1975]

Art takes "what is" and shows "what could be" That is an artist

[@Atherin1337]

Man just listening to these interview segments, guarantees I'd go right for anything I see Chirs Gores name on from now on. 100%.

[@gui2020]

This channel is so good that I often don't watch because I want to have full attention when listening... I'm glad I have watched this one. Got so many ideas 6 am

[@filmcourage]

Up and at 'em. Great to see you find some inspiration here Guilherme. Keep creating!

[@angellacanfora]

"I'm always working." I've tried to explain to non-creatives that just because I have left my studio or am cleaning dishes doesn't mean I'm no longer creative. I can't flip a switch and become a traditional thinker. A creative brain is a permanent way of experiencing life. While a "normie" may go from A to B to C, we creatives go A to Q to D or maybe even invent a new alphabet!

[@MIRI_AMMA_HERO_VA]

I've invented (or organised) my own language. It's called BLArchitexti! ...n I see you are strummin' the guitar, Angel, well, BLArchitexti comes through stronGlee and effectively in my own MooSick! I'm currently working on my very first PROject. Very exPSYting!! Serendipitously, 1st song is called..'It was a Callin'' 😊🐮🍀🎶💓

[@MIRI_AMMA_HERO_VA]

And I just checked your songs. Monsoon Monday is a gorgeous tune! Well done 🎶💓

[@angellacanfora]

@@MIRI_AMMA_HERO_VA Thanks! 🙏

[@storywala88]

Yes, the mind is always working.

[@rememberfreedom5925]

Invent it is,Thinking outside the boxes no doubts.

[@frankcastle2876]

You have to see what can't be seen, until it's seen, that's the hardest part of creativity.

[@thewatcher8573]

"the hours don't matter" love it

[@NicoBellisarioMusic]

One of the few, if not the only, channels that talks about creativity and what it means to do art. I bet many people from different crafts are following this channel, not only film related. Anything can be art, therefore this speaks to the purpose of art, not the content.

[@SchmokinJoe]

Chris is probably great to interview, just gotta ask him one question and he'll talk uninterrupted for 45 minutes haha! He drops golden nuggets of truth though...

[@rinzaigigen2640]

_"Would you consider yourself a contrarian?"_ *He agrees 100%.*

[@eddiethebutcher]

I saw Chris Gore at a con in 2009, I was a fan of his from G4, so I went to go speak to him but as I approached him, he turned around to lift up a box and his butt crack was exposed, it was then that I said, “I’ll catch him another time”.. still haven’t met him yet.

[@indiesindie1984]

🤣😅😂

[@rikipeters4181]

Go meet him next time. Don't worry about a butt crack. We all have one.

[@bananaflywar]

This was the fan tale i needed today.

[@bobrew461]

Did he expel any noxious gases?

[@heidiappe]

@@rikipeters4181 for the win.

[@daniellatteo_thefilmmaker]

For everyone listening here, I strongly suggest Chris Gore's book "Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide". Truly a game-changer- a little gem, full of knowledge for filmmakers!

[@PixelateForWork]

These interviews are always spliced so comprehensively! Part of my daily coffee to get my creative gears turning with direction. Thanks for getting Chris Gore specifically!

[@PANKAJKUMAR-ji4rh]

I so much regret why I did not across this wonderful channel before but I am also grateful that I eventually did find it. By the way, woman who interviews here, her voice is amazing

[@AaaSWE]

He is 100% right. Put all the time you spend on social media and other trash media into something creative is key because so many people say that they don't have time but they spend it on the wrong thing.

[@somecrazyartist]

just striving to move forward 1% is a feat of awesomeness imo "We are giving away our creativity to these social media companies" So true!

[@WinnipegKnightlyArts]

Just as an aside, the reason they invented the space pen is because graphite shavings get into the wiring and cause electrical fires in a high oxygen environment. This is not just a tangent, but a lesson in itself about understanding what the actual problems you need to deal with are, rather than just making assumptions about what the most direct path is.

[@superchuck3259]

Never made sense why they used a pure O2 environment.

[@AnnaMaledonPictureBookAuthor]

Fabulous interview! He is smart, creative, and likeable and shares lots of golden nuggets. I loved what he said about writing a book: "I didn't write a book. All I did is I got up early and wrote 1k words every day, from Monday to Friday." He loves spotting processes and systems and thinks outside of the box. Great person to learn from. And this comes from a person who doesn't read magazines, doesn't watch movies. Yeah, I'm weird like that.

[@filmcourage]

Thank you Anna, we are glad this video found you!

[@gypsyoutlaw2954]

I think the way he describes lucid writing is exactly how I wrote all my best college papers. 🤣

[@Conduit.1144]

🎶"He's got Jimmy Fallon eyes" 🎶

[@SpeedRacerx89]

Big fan of Gore since G4! Glad to see him speak again!

[@GabrielZang]

Absolutely agree! I tried the wake up early and everyday writing (in my case it would be 1.5 hours, not 1000 words) and it works like a charm. I wrote a 400 page book in 6 weeks writing that time a day from Monday to Friday. My other 5 books I wrote while commuting in the bus. 2 hours a day for 6 months.

[@marias8007]

Love his writing discipline, make me want to write

[@johnpellegrinoconnors3843]

Addendum to that space pen thing, pencil shavings and lead bits would cause fires and after we developed it, the Soviets bought them in bulk. There's a point in there somewhere about how the genius of the invention of the space pen for what it allowed astronauts to do gets overlooked.

[@Plhoracio]

Tnx, Chris! You made me want start writing a book.

[@hippomancy]

Stephen King's "On Writing" contained one nugget of advice, and then a book's worth of explaining his approach to the advice (and he admits this)- the nugget "to be a writer- just write. keep writing. otherwise you're someone who talks about writing". everything else is detail and/or minutiae...

[@zombiecupcakes01]

Y’all talking about pencils when there’s solid GOLD advice throughout this video.

[@AnushaChoudhary]

I don't know how many people watching this video would have seen the Bollywood movie "3 Idiots" but when he whipped out the space pen it took me right back to the movie 😭

[@filmcourage]

We love it!

[@infinitymediaproductions4350]

I love the magazine explanation...

[@MissingNumber]

Oh wow this is the first time seeing Chris since Attack of the Show! That was my first introduction to him. I liked the segments where he would do quick movie reviews with Kevin Pereira. Good to see him alive and well.

[@Starbat88]

This material is golden. I feel inspired. :)

[@OlgaKuznetsova]

This is fantastic! Yes, getting into a habit of writing is so essential! I really appreciated this interview. I too live creatively, my apartment is always decorated for the season, so is my survival job's desk, and I tend to dress creatively. Sometimes I feel like I'm being a bit too extra, but It's reassuring to hear that it's okay, it's an artist's life.

[@indiesindie1984]

It's the best way to live!

[@raythomas2433]

You're not being too extra, you're being exactly who you are. Carry on!

[@schmiggidy]

Just found this channel and LOVING the content here! Chris Gore is my new film & entertainment industry alter ego.

[@filmcourage]

Thanks Jeff, great to see you discover this channel!

[@diegooland1261]

A pre-coffee state? No wonder I can't get my writing done.

[@Longshotsz]

mad respect for this man, i completely relate to him

[@TradMom]

I gave Space Pens to all my children’s schoolteachers for Christmas.

[@Dousch]

He nailed it. That creative bliss is so rewarding without being a public thing that gets you likes 👍 and hearts ❤️. None of that means anything in the end.

[@dillardparker7546]

Just --Wow. This is brilliant

[@teddewberry9324]

5:30 absolutely a true observation!!

[@TA-lt1ph]

This is the best advice I have heard in a long time. A stark reminder to know your value.

[@smashism]

Great interview

[@filmcourage]

Thanks! More to come...

[@tyshonea]

This man is a gem.

[@FRNKNSTNmusic]

This is a real great how-to for accomplishing everything in all those other videos 🎯

[@snakemont]

2:32 love you bro for saying this!

[@joshgaston7839]

His piece about feedback is so true. I will draw up an architectural design and I'll ask my wife what she thinks when I feel it's not up to par or something is missing or needs taken away. Then other times I'll think it's great and she'll walk by and just stare and I'm like, what?? What's wrong? What is it!? Lol. She'll point out something to me and I'll say, "really? I thought that looked good. Huh. Well what should it look like??" She's pretty much always right with that stuff lol

[@NadavIgra]

9:19 - you can't use a pencil in space because pencil lead, graphite, is basically Carbon and it's conductive so a particle of pencil graphite could cause malfunctions in free floating space craft environment.

[@TechographyTimes]

This interview is amazing! The question that I have been struggling with for years is this one timestamp 8:23 Did you know that living a creative life did not mean living a 9 to 5. This is a personal challenge that I need to figure out. I love this interview. It is insightful, and a thoughtful look at a true artist!

[@BobMinelli]

LOVE this kind of shit! Thank you. SHARED for all my "artistic friends" out there!

[@filmcourage]

Thanks Bob!

[@FRNKNSTNmusic]

“I tend to not accept the choices we’re given.”

[@TolenFett]

I keep a recorder with me at all times. I love to tell stories, but fairly remember them after I've told them. Some of my best could be amazing. I've been working on three novels for the last twenty-seven years now. one is science fiction, one is a re-imagining of Dantes inferno, the last is a six-part "Tolkien-style" world novel.

[@kimengelen]

My takeaway: Break down the process and know yourself. ❤︎ Love the voice of the interviewer, I find it really soothing and nice.

[@poppers7317]

11:32 Someone watches this 30 years in the future: "Ah, that's what a magazine is!"

[@thewatcher8573]

yeah, chris gore!

[@XDDoomsday]

Thanks for another inspiring video))

[@filmcourage]

Thanks for watching!

[@XDDoomsday]

@@filmcourage thanks for doing it. And for your really good questions.))

[@LynasAnimation]

I like what he has to say, but I was distracted because I couldn't figure out who he looks like, particularly in the eyes... I finally realized that it's Jimmy Fallon! He looks like Jimmy Fallon in the eyes, lol.

[@franciebennett9734]

Great now all I see is Jimmy Fallon lol! I would rather listen to this "Jimmy Fallon".

[@T1tusCr0w]

You are a non diagnosed super recogniser most likely. I too spend ridiculous amount of time doing this when someone looks like someone or an amalgamation of people.

[@perfecto25]

Jimmy Fallons older bro. Dead on.

[@supremeghost7950]

Eerily accurate.

[@JJasonHicks]

So true about social media posts. Direct your energies to your own project.

[@filmcourage]

Keep creating!

[@mintee8638]

I do think social media does have some value. I do love the idea of challenging long posts to make them be part of a bigger project. It reminds me of Jordan Peterson and (assuming the details are right) his story of posting 42 points on reddit and then turning some of his points into two of his most recent books. I do wish most books could do better in organizing their thoughts and being directed toward actionable ideas, the 'why's behind what makes them powerful (and thus certain, logical, and therefore secure to stand on), and having a list of points worth being reminded of or being put into a system or checklist to use when reaching an otherwise big goal, such as making a song or screenplay.

[@John_II]

Thank you for inspiring me to go back to writing. :)

[@JJasonHicks]

Do just a little bit every day. I finished a 100k manuscript doing 1500 words a day. Day after day.

[@filmcourage]

Fantastic accomplishment! Congrats!

[@McJorneil]

And this applies not to just writing, but anything you are trying to accomplish. Been working on a drawing I started back in March. The whole last month til now I've been working on it day by day and it's turning out to be amazing. Setting a timer for 5 - 15 minutes also helps. If you feel like going after the timer runs out, then do so.

[@CeliaSasser]

I so relate to his process and ideology. I see his wheels spinning as he finds the words to articulate his creative process which is hard for creatives because we see it in our heads. I bet he is a Projector in human design.

[@BillZebubproductions]

Chris Gore! ha ha. Good to see this man being interviewed.

[@filmcourage]

It was great to make this one happen. Thanks for watching Bill. More to come...

[@mstexasg6243]

You had me at space pen

[@gregcampwriter]

I get the idea that he's like another Tom Sawyer: "His mind is not for rent to any god or government."

[@moviesovermatterproductions]

That’s so great! I agree that there needs to be more diversity when it comes to award ceremonies 👏🏾🌹 he is the definition of “go getter!” This is fantastic as usual! I’m really enjoying listening to Chris🌹

[@filmcourage]

Much more to come from this interview. You can also check out his work on his channel - kzbin.info

[@moviesovermatterproductions]

@@filmcourage many thanks! Exactly what I wanted to know as well Wishing you well! Cheers🌹

[@Left-Earth]

He's talking about a space pen, and all I can think of is that Seinfeld episode that featured the same pen.

[@ShinkaTV]

I'm just learning who you are, Chris, but you might just be my spirit animal

[@MamaRavensCreations]

I am so impressed with your interviewing skills. Your questions, mindset, attitude, and professionalism is outstanding. You make them think and ask questions that lead to natural rabbit holes of passion. You have brought that light to everyone's eyes that you have interviewed. You're so epic. Can we know more about you?!

[@SirCanuckelhead]

I could listen to this duo for so long. She asks great questions and his answers are so articulate and as the cool kids say based.

[@jaketheartists8999]

I'm am so inspired ✨

[@kathleenhensley5951]

favorite moment : That line about giving up my creativity to the social media companies was like a slap across the face... wow. wake up time.. . but you know who tried to say that to me? my husband. Another Virgo!

[@jjbenavidez6]

Ego through the roof w this guy. Lol

[@theclimberupwards1169]

Im an artist because im a contrarian who puts Batman stickers over my VW insignia

[@shubamama1]

Yes this is fucking cringe…honestly these videos seem like he paid someone to “interview” him so he could voice his opinions because he’s too insufferable for his friends to listen anymore.

[@daydaykeyis]

Great interrogation!

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Wooow I totally forgot about the thrill of magazine subscriptions! 😅 I think its cool he describes it as being a media junkie because usually we associate the term with copious internet use now...definitely don't have to work at it now 😆

[@elwoodbluesmorris2120]

This is the third video I have watched tonight with this man. How did I not know about him until today??? I am now official in love with him, LOL.

[@lordshell]

Interesting side note about the Russians using a pencil: The reason NASA did that was because pencils crack and shed shavings and splinters. Bad idea in zero gravity.

[@prot07ype87]

And graphite flakes, the biggest danger.

[@Wordsley]

These Rock!

[@crystalshorter353]

I'm a natural entrepreneur (Aries, ENTP personality) but since I was a child I wanted to direct and/or produce movies. So I went through some inner turmoil - was I an entrepreneur or am I an artist? It wasn't until I read The War of Art that I realized I didn't have to be one or the other. I'm a creative person and my business sense only serves to make me stand out as a director/producer in the future. Thank you Chris for helping me realize that. Great interview!

[@filmcourage]

Keep at it Crystal!

[@vikinginger1889]

Thank you. Gave me some ideas for writing, because I'm hitting walls. Need a process and an outline

[@idklol4197]

save you guys 20 minutes: the successful artists are the ones that have a good mind for business, so they can keep securing funding to continue their art and their success compounds. That was about the first two minutes, and the rest of it was tangentially related rambling.

[@nelsiegeografo9185]

I did recognize at one point that I have been writing way too much on my social media. My social media is my dumpsite for nonsensical and random ideas. Every once in a while I get some good ones though and those ones now end in my laptop. I'm nearly 50,000 words. I also write in the morning which is weird because I always considered myself as a night person.

[@AntonBProud]

I LIKE YOUR STYLE DUDE!

[@IdealX-fr4eg]

This guy is a legend!

[@masterkriebel]

Figuring out when is the best time to write seems to be one of my key problems. There was a time that I got up before work and wrote a few sentences based off the material I was referencing (since this is a fanfic of a video game), but then I found myself distracted from my work and trying to figure out what to write next, once I made it back to my computer. Some evenings I'll have a lot of ideas but will fall asleep at my computer because it's just so late at night. Thanks for the encouragement to find the creative sweet spot, though. This fanfic's taken 5 years and is getting ever closer to completion. Just stuck at a particularly boring part of the story that I think I need to make more interesting. (But isn't that how video game novelizations typically go? You don't want to provide a walkthrough or rehash gameplay, or else the reader's better off just going and playing the game.)

[@NathanielPrinceCoulter]

Feel like I've seen this guy around Chicago.

[@LeonDeLaMole]

In my day, the internet was called magazines 🧙‍♂️

[@mohammadislam2324]

I’m 25 but this one hit me

[@margueritebaca3921]

I hope that I picked up by osmosis some of Chris' Virgo traits of efficiency. That's super useful for pulling together and producing creative ideas! I have Venus in Virgo. Maybe there's hope for me. I liked how he creates structure and processes.

[@hankbarr8892]

The film business is made up of two distinct businesses: it's called SHOW BUSINESS, or "SHOW +BUSINESS. It takes knowledge of both, but a problem is a lot of business people have no appreciation of Art, or are not a visionary and cannot "picture" whats on a script's page.

[@JJasonHicks]

Easily the most accurate description of the creative process.