My son tried to work in films and he ultimately gave it up, he finally couldn't make a living, he couldn't support himself. He worked all the time and he didn't make enough money to have a house, have an apartment.
At home, growing up, we weren't really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didn't have what we wanted.
Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's probably why they get along so well.