tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522305918133904836.post8518324054784135984..comments2023-03-12T06:07:40.218-04:00Comments on Living in My Oblivion - A Life in Low Budget Films: Hello, Sixty, My Old FriendJB Brunohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258303283672775536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522305918133904836.post-45393854538811439832018-01-08T09:35:32.463-05:002018-01-08T09:35:32.463-05:00Happy late birthday! And yeah, as a guy approachin...Happy late birthday! And yeah, as a guy approaching 50, the "young man's game" thing seems more and more applicable, especially when microbudget filmmaking is concerned...Aric Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988520977827917569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522305918133904836.post-16234659015144780212018-01-05T00:29:39.638-05:002018-01-05T00:29:39.638-05:00Turning 60 suddenly makes 50 seem like the first b...Turning 60 suddenly makes 50 seem like the first blush of youth... and I recall that feeling well. Of course, that's the effect turning 50 had on my perception of 40, and 40 of 30, and so on. We begin life in an empty room standing on an open expanse of floor, then time gradually shrinks that floor a little more each year until we're finally forced into a corner, on our tiptoes, with nowhere to go but up -- or down. Seven years ago, I thought 60 sounded impossibly old, but now... well, let's just say I'd love be 60 again. <br /><br />Ah well, tempus fugit, and so do we. Congratulations on reaching such an august age. Plenty of people in our business didn't make it that far. I can tell you this much: over the latter years of my Hollywooden career, I always loved to see an older producer at the helm. Those guys knew what they were doing, and didn't run us through the rolling hamster cage like so many younger, clueless "producers," who were that in name only. <br />,<br />So keep on keepin' on -- you're an old pro now, and thus a very valuable member of the film community.<br /><br />All the best!Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.com