All my life my dream was to work in the business (behind the camera). At a relatively old age, I packed up and moved to LA because I didn’t want to look back and regret not trying. I was one of the lucky ones to get my foot in the door and stay there until I had to move back to the Midwest to take care of my mom. After a few years she died and had I been younger, I would have returned. I missed everything about the world of show business and ached that I wasn’t a part of the show I had worked on, missed the friends I had made, missed the neighborhood I lived in. After this last year, I am so disgusted and angry at the behavior of the Hollywood community, many of whom I know personally or have worked with. (There is a large populace of conservatives in Hollywood, but we all know to keep our mouths shut). The yearning is dissipating as my respect for those who I considered mentors have waned. For this, I am sad.
Really nice post. I love that you got to live your dream, albeit for a too-short period. It can be a great industry when it doesn’t resort to ill-informed moralizing and scolding.
What other industry (other than journalism) thinks so much of its own opinions?