A post from Walter about men not just being out there for sex,

I hate it when girls talk shit on malekind for "only wanting sex". Bullshit. Yeah, guys are horny more often than girls are, but 99% of men have at least SOME degree of interest in romance and a relationship. It's just that promiscuous sex is genetically wired to be seen as a low-investment activity to the masculine mind. For a guy to actually make the much greater personal investment of dating someone, you have to be especially kind and interesting and captivating, so if men only act like they want you for sex but never to date you, it's not because men aren't interested in romance. It's because men aren't interested in you.
Also guys that think they're special because they want something other than sex are just as self-entitled and delusional.

DT:

I've dated guys that are supposedly "players" or "heartbreakers" to other girls, but have stayed faithful to me. And I'm the same way, casual sex = low investment activity, I don't commit unless you are someone I find captivating. Not to so

und mean, but it's true, if you aren't worth dating, all they're going to do is have casual sex with you. But if they like your personality and being enough and you ARE worth their investment in time and emotion, they WILL make the effort to commit to a more romantic relationship with you.

 

Walter:

DT speaking the truth. Even guys known as players will stop if something about a girl grabs their interest. Players want love too.

Best compliment I had ever received thus far,

Mike: I was thinking about you and why you're different from the girls I just sleep with
Mike: And I realized the clue was in your username
DT: You're making me blush! :3 But my username, :o elaborate on dat one!
Mike: I find your mind incredibly sexy as well as your body.
DT: Holy crap, that's the best compliment I had ever received. *____* I fucking love you. <3

Scott Kelley's (LiveGro Productions) advice for me,

I have a lot of respect for Scott! He's been filming since he was 16 and his productions are always TOP NOTCH!!! It was intimidating talking to him at first, but he's extremely down to earth and friendly!! So far from my interactions with him and a view of his profile, he seems like a person with a good heart and positive intentions! I hope to get to know him more and become better friends! YAAAAAAAAY! I absolutely love talking to inspiring people in the industry and scene!!!


"Also, I'd have to disagree with you on your filming tactic. Sorting an mark the footage isssss a bitch fo sho. I personally, when covering an event such as a Dj, I film mostly in short sprits. I am constantly moving, change angles and really trying to listen to his or her set. I know when he or she is about to build to a huge breakdown or is going to start a build which will buy me sometime to move to a different angel. I want people to think there where 6 camera men, not one. Also, it give you a lot to edit with when you have a ton of angles and transition shots to choose from. Shoot to edit. That's the biggest lesson aside from be organized.


Your interview was excellent [Triflon Interview]. He was sat perfectly, the angles were perfect and it flowed really well with the b-roll shots."

Josh the CEO of DJ Factory's take on viral marketing,

I've had some small successes with viral marketing. The biggest thing that I have noticed is that timing is so important. I shot a video of the Kaskade riot on my cellphone while I watched from across the street at hooters and by the end of the day I had 20,000 views. There were better videos shot but because I immediately posted it on FB it got picked up by Huffington Post and BAM!

What a Russian man that gave Steffi and I a ride back from SF to LA named Alex told me when I asked him what was the most important lesson he has learned in life thus far,

Measure 10 times and cut once.

Two inspirational quotes from the director Byron Q,

I thought I had it all figured out, while all u cats chase girls and money, I was chasing a dream and achievements. but in the end, it was the same thing, I was defining myself by achievements and my drive towards success, and I kept feeling unfullfilled b/c no matter what I did, there was always others ahead of me, doing more than me, better than me, more talented at filmmaking, got more awards,got more recognition, got distribution deals, no matter how far you go with your career, if you're not in tune with your soul and who you are, you'll never be satisfied, you'll keep wanting more and more. I'm not gonna stop chasing my dreams, or nothin like that, but now it's for different reasons and what I realized is that I can actually go harder and more focused than I was when I was feeling anxiety and stress over not achieving certain things which overall affected my mind and took away my creativity and inspiration. Now i'm at a moment when I am starting to feel the most inspired and fearless in a world full of people trying to drag you down. nobody can stop me now, not even myself.


Success is not defined by how many records you sell or how many people like your movie, it's about how many lives you have affected in a positive way and how deep you go with your relationship with your own soul. Most ppl are not at peace with themselves, and look towards external things for fullfilment, but true happiness and peace and compassion for others can only be reached when you look inside yourself and come to terms with your own demons.

Inspirational quote from Max Pote the man behind Protohype,

there's no better feeling in the world than working hard as fuck for something, and feeling like it's all worth nothing...then having it finally pay off. if there's one thing i've learned in the past 2 years, it's ditch a normal life and take a risk on something that you're passionate about. never ever ever ever give up. hard work will always pay off in one way or another. and keep swaggin like a dragon. PEACE