I was going to write this blog just about the importance of mentors, but then I realized that these days, people are using AI as a type of mentor. At least, in the sense of providing inspiration (and content) and maybe, if the person is very clever and determined and very well trained in using…
Everyone talks about imposter syndrome. How we all feel like a faker, that we don’t really belong. But there’s another insecurity that artists feel which is much less discussed: jealousy. Why do they get all the opportunities? Why are they always getting roles and not me? Why are all the companies reaching out to them?…
I can’t tell you how often I got an opportunity – or even the hint of an opportunity – and thought, this (could be) is my big break! It was meeting a director in Cambodia, or shooting a TV series in Pakistan (that never saw the light of day). It was a Creative Director job…