I was being taken around by a press agent at the Venice Film Festival at age 18. Was it fun? Sure. But it was a dangerous path to be walking on as far as having a substantive life. Because the casualty rate at the Venice Film Festival for 18-year-olds? High.
“Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or you don't, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you.”