Jack Perez: "If you can be happy doing anything else, do it" | Cinema: "Se puder ser feliz fazendo qualquer outra coisa, faça isso"

Great interview with director Jack Perez (Wild Things 2, Xena: Warrior Princess):

"If you can be happy doing anything else, do it. Cause it’s a very hard business. But if you have something to say, and can only express it through film, then it’s your duty to yourself to pursue that. At all costs. Really, you have to be willing to go through hell and take a lot of serious hits. And stick it out as long as you can. That’s why it helps to be obsessed with film, possessed by it. Again, a junkie. Cause it’s what keeps you going through all the dark times. Which will be there. Also, if you’re a director, direct. Find a way to make a low budget feature, cause rarely will someone be hired to direct a feature based on a short."

Read the full article HERE.