This is about me. Well, mostly about me anyway.
You see world, I want to make films. I love films and I want to be around them for the rest of my life. I happen to have a great deal of contacts in the industry, yet, due to unforeseen circumstances, I've let a lot if these contacts go by the wayside. Now my family are urging me to use the remaining contacts to get back on my feet, but I'm a little slow to the mark. For this reason, my judgement about certain things has changed.
I don't get angry at people who won't accept help, I get angry at the fact that they might be passing up an opportunity that others won't have. I know that in the past, when I've accepted help, it's only lead me to good places. By help I mean work experience, or someone putting in a good word for someone else. It might feel like you're being handed everything, when in fact you're taking a step towards what others can only look at.
Accepting help doesn't mean that you're lowering yourself either. You're not saying "hey I can't get anywhere on my own, I need help". Someone else is saying "you know what, I think you could be really great at what you want to do, so I'm going to hook you up with someone else who can make it happen for you". It's as simple as that. No patronising, no pity. Just support.
To practice what I'm preaching, I've put myself forward to potentially be considered to work on a film set in May, with the help of my sister. Take that, pride.
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