I was incredibly, completely, absolutely flat broke during my undergraduate film studies at NYU. Broke like skipping meals to afford rides on the Subway. Broke like working two college jobs, with all of it going to tuition and it never being enough. Broke like having to choose between living in a pest-infested room in Harlem, or not finishing college at all because I couldn’t afford to pay for the dormitories. I was angry, but my anger was a cloak that hid my shame, shame based on a fear that if I was indeed good enough to tell stories, somehow this would have been easier.
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Image Expo is kicking off with a stirring speech by Eric Stephenson. We’ll social media it along for you Image Expo is 10 minutes from starting, and the venue certainly has some swagger to it. #imageexpo pic.twitter.com/ML7zoPbNWd — Christopher Butcher (@Comics212) April 6, 2016 "Whatever you imagine, it can happen." Starting the keynote at […]
It’s a (normal) delusion that we all have. I used to think everyone was better than me – like phenomenally better than me. It made me sick. I would get all worked up and try to draw some amazing piece so I can be just as good as them. Turns out we’re all the same, more or less. i was just having a moment of fear, anxiety, and stress.
Wow, I really needed to read this today. Bryan Hill is articulating what I feel right now, in the midst of chasing a dream that nobody thinks is right for me. Thank you for doing Natasha justice. She’s my favorite Avenger.
God, I know this voice. I know it as depression, anxiety, and I’ll be damned if guilt (often unwarranted, I am told) isn’t an amplifier. If you’re reading the comments (and I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t; I mean, this *is* the Internet), thanks for writing this, Bryan. I’ve often felt a pull to Natasha’s chosen redemptive arc, and you express it with beautiful conviction. I’m pursuing a far-fetched dream of my own in the evenings, every day when I clock out, and I’m sure to be looking back at this from time to time.