My friend David had an old suit to give me, but it needed to be taken in to fit me. We made an appointment with his tailor, who he insisted is the best in San Francisco. She works out of a garage behind her apartment building, a comfortable square room with a few chairs, floor-length …
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“Do you really think it’s okay to laugh at something like this?”
I’ve had the privilege of speaking at two Q&A sessions after a screening of ‘Bug Chaser.’ Q&A sessions can be the most rewarding or the most painful experience for a filmmaker. When the audience is engaged and curious, it makes the entire artistic journey have a purpose. If the audience is tired or uninterested, it …
Why Horror?
People often ask me why I want to make horror movies. They often ask as politely as possible and try to hide the derision in their voice when they say, “horror movies.” I do the opposite when people ask what kind of movies I want to make; I try to hide the embarrassment in my …
Paying Artists to Make Art Will Improve Your Customer Service Experience (or: Why You Don’t Want Me to Make Your Latte)
We all have nightmare stories of interaction with unhappy customer service representatives. The Comcast guy on the phone, the young woman behind the counter at Starbucks, the grocery store cashier, the secretary at the doctor’s office, and the clerk at the electronics store. Certainly not all of our interactions with customer service people are terrible …
I Want A Cigarette
After 3 months of not smoking…