The thing I've come to learn is that what's great about small independent films is the intimacy and the communication that occurs when you're making them.
I believe that no matter what you do in life if you learn the basics through theater it will help you in everything else - problem solving communication discipline all of that stuff.
To succeed you will soon learn as I did the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy both verbal and numerical and communication skills.
One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication.
There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.
Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life.
First learn the meaning of what you say and then speak.
I learned never to empty the well of my writing but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.
I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.