I enjoyed school, I was a bit of a square. I did very well in exams. I was quite lucky I was academic.
Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.
A lot of the point mags are going out of business. They dropped the pay tremendously and it's all because of the internet. I used to go out once a month to LA and shoot for one week. I'd make a ton of money then come back to New York and do whatever I wanted.