If you've got a talent, protect it.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Leap, and the net will appear.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Know or listen to those who know.
Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.