what's the best advice you've received about the creative process?

Not sure if anyone ever really told me this, but the best advice I can think of is to get comfortable spending a lot of time alone. Also, don't let anyone else hold the keys. If the galleries aren't liking what you make, come up with your own way of showing your work. If you can't get an agent, make the movie yourself and post it online. If you can honestly stand behind the work you're making, you can find an audience for it --most of those gatekeepers are there to screen out the people who aren't committed. When you give other people the keys, you give yourself an excuse not to make the work, and then you might as well just go to a baseball game. Also, it's good to learn to edit out the stuff that isn't working even when you can't figure out why. This is very difficult for me. It's easierif you find a way to enjoy destroying the ones that don't work. I prefer fire. [Tucker Nichols]