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Big Reason Why Many People Quit The Movie Business – Craig Caton-Largent

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: Why do most people give up in the film and television industry? Craig Caton-Largent,...

FilmcourageJuly 19, 2025

Desireé Duffy Film Courage video interview

Authors

What Every Aspiring Author Should Know… Before Quitting Their Day Job – Desireé Duffy

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: What do you tell authors who want to become career writers? Desireé Duffy, Founder...

FilmcourageJune 16, 2025

Advice For Those Just Starting Out

If You Are Feeling No Progress With Your Art, This Is What Worked For Me – Jason Park

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: Jason, are you a full-time artist? Jason Park, Filmmaker: No. I’m a full-time thinker...

FilmcourageMay 7, 2025

Deborah Correa Film Courage video interview

Filmmaking

I Don’t Want To Write Screenplays But I Do Want To Make Movies – Deborah Correa

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: Do you like to write screenplays? Deborah Correa, Filmmaker: I like to work with writers...

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Brandon Violette Film Courage video interview

Screenwriting

I Couldn’t Get A Screenwriting Credit For 10 Years. Then This Happened – Brandon Violette

Peter M. Hoffman Film Courage video interview

Authors

The Untold Story Of Making Terminator 2 – Peter M. Hoffman

David Zucker Film Courage video interview

Authors

A Few Comedy Lessons From A Comedy Filmmaking Master – David Zucker (Airplane!, Top Secret!)

Authors

What Makes A Story Last 1000 Years? – Adam Argot

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: Do you have a favorite story? Adam Argot, Story Artist/Instructor/YouTube: I collect stories, so I’m...

FilmcourageAugust 11, 2026

Nick Morton Film Courage video interview

Authors

I’ve Produced 30 Movies. Now I No Longer Work In Hollywood – Nick Morton

Authors

Why Most People Don’t Make Money From Their Art – John Vorhaus

Gavin Gaitan Film Courage video interview

Filmmaking

I Didn’t Have The Confidence To Make A Movie. Then I Came Up With This Plan – Gavin Gaitan

Authors

If You Want To Quit Your Day Job You Have To Be Able To Create Your Own Work – Mark W. Travis

Film Courage: Do you think people should follow their dreams, and if so along those lines, when should they quit their day job? Mark...

FilmcourageOctober 26, 2020

Day Jobs and Creatives

Screenwriters Don’t Need To Quit Their Day Job – Shannan E. Johnson

Film Courage: What are your thoughts on an artist quitting their day job to pursue the “Dream of Hollywood?” Writer/Instructor and Script Consultant Shannan...

FilmcourageSeptember 16, 2020

Authors

When Should A Writer Quit Their Full Time Job? – Erik Bork

Film Courage: When should a writer quit their full time job? Erik Bork, Screenwriter/Author: Only when writing has become one that can replace that full-time job basically...

FilmcourageSeptember 7, 2020

Day Jobs and Creatives

When Does A Producer Quit Their Day Job? — Rachel K. Ofori

Film Courage: When should a producer quit their job? Whatever their day job is (or night job) to focus on being a film producer,...

FilmcourageMay 28, 2020

Day Jobs and Creatives

An Artist Should Quit Their Day Job As Soon As They Can by Jason Satterlund

Film Courage: When should someone quit their job to be a filmmaker? Jason Satterlund, Filmmaker: As soon as you can because think about it, what...

FilmcourageMarch 6, 2020

Day Jobs and Creatives

Why I Quit Working For A Hollywood Director by Adam William Ward

Film Courage: What keeps you here now? Adam William Ward, Actor/Director: In Los Angeles? I love the city and have been luck enough when I...

FilmcourageSeptember 10, 2019

Day Jobs and Creatives

A Hollywood Career Is A String Of Temp Jobs by Joe Wilson

Film Courage: Joe, do you still believe there will be blue-collar storytellers? Or have they already arrived? Joe Wilson, Writer/Director/Comedian/Photographer: I think they are already...

FilmcourageAugust 31, 2019

Day Jobs and Creatives

How Dale Stelly Made 3 Feature Films While Working An Overnight Job

Film Courage: Has there ever been a production that’s been easy, where it looked easy and it was easy? Dale Stelly, Filmmaker (COMPTON’S FINEST,...

FilmcourageFebruary 23, 2019

Acting

When Is It Time To Quit A Day Job To Be An Artist? by Rhomeyn Johnson

Film Courage: We were talking about 9-to-5 jobs and I wanted to go to something that I’ve heard other people talk about and that...

FilmcourageFebruary 11, 2019

Day Jobs and Creatives

How Trevor White Left His Studio Job, Started A Production Company and Began Making Hollywood Movies

Director/producer Trevor White shares how he left his studio job, started Star Thrower Entertainment production company with brother Tim White and began making...

FilmcourageOctober 12, 2018

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Big Reason Why Many People Quit The Movie Business – Craig Caton-Largent

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What Every Aspiring Author Should Know… Before Quitting Their Day Job – Desireé Duffy

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A Few Comedy Lessons From A Comedy Filmmaking Master – David Zucker (Airplane!, Top Secret!)

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What Makes A Story Last 1000 Years? – Adam Argot

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I’ve Produced 30 Movies. Now I No Longer Work In Hollywood – Nick Morton

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If You Want To Quit Your Day Job You Have To Be Able To Create Your Own Work – Mark W. Travis

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Screenwriters Don’t Need To Quit Their Day Job – Shannan E. Johnson

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When Should A Writer Quit Their Full Time Job? – Erik Bork

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When Does A Producer Quit Their Day Job? — Rachel K. Ofori

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An Artist Should Quit Their Day Job As Soon As They Can by Jason Satterlund

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Why I Quit Working For A Hollywood Director by Adam William Ward

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A Hollywood Career Is A String Of Temp Jobs by Joe Wilson

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How Dale Stelly Made 3 Feature Films While Working An Overnight Job

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