Careful What You Wish For
November 14th, 2007Okay, so here I am doing my thing in Sunny Southern California, the place where dreams come true or at least you get to watch both the nuevo-riche and the wealthy argue with their architects and ex’s on their cellphones hiding behind a pair of sunglasses so big that I can primp my fro in the reflection as I pass by. Not that I’m complaining, because I’m not. This shit is the most fun I’ve had since the early 90’s when everything was cheap, cool and rock music was going through one of it’s greatest rennaissances since the 70’s…damn I had such a great time in the 90s, I wonder if ten years from now it’s waiting to happen all over again? Anyway, so what am I really all bent outta shape about? The fact that all my life all I’ve ever done is dream, seek and conquer. I never paid attention in school, I never went most of the time and I still don’t read user manuals until at least 30 days have gone by. So here it is again, another “Oh yeah, I can do that” era in my life. But this time I choose to set my sights on a topic that truly everyone in the world would just love to do. I want to be a Director! Way to go Charles….way to go! I was watching Matt Damon just last night on Inside The Actor’s Studio and when James Lipton asked him his series of ultimate questions…Matt’s answer to “What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?” was “I would like to be a Director.” I instantly got cold and shivered in my own bed thinking to myself “Oh yeah Charles, Matt Damon wants to Direct, now you really have a shot at this now don’t you?” Shit, I’m totally terrified and as I crank out work after work and fail repeatedly to live up to my own probably completely unrealistic expectations. On the flipside of that same coin however; here I am, boldly (or blindly) heading straight for the dragon’s mouth. I’m here, sandwiched between Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, two of the country’s most desireable zip codes; with an incredible blonde on one arm and a prosumer HD camera on the other and I feel like I’m 15 years old again.

