By Jamie Santamore
I have been getting alot of questions about the phrase I write at the end of all my blogs and I think I need to explain it so people understand that it's not my latest catch phase it's a way of thinking that I want to convey to people. I'm going to break it down into two parts and tell you what each one means, here we go ...
Far too often in the entertainment industry people lose sight of what's important and how they got to be so "famous" and who it is that made them a household name, the fans . Everyone started somewhere weather it was dumb commercials, b-movies, horror movies no one just steps into a big Hollywood blockbuster and becomes an overnight sensation it just doesn't work that way, Sorry to burst your bubble but someone had to do it. everyone started doing small jobs and getting no recognition for it.
Now I want to be clear and say I'm NOT comparing my career to an A List stars because I'm not anywhere near as famous as they are. 95% of the A List stars of today have forgotten that the fans of their films are the reason they are famous. if we didn't plunk down $8, $10, $15 dollars to go to their movies they wouldn't be making $20 Million dollars a movie . They wouldn't live in huge mansions drive the best cars etc. This is where the first part of the phrase comes in ....
STAY HUMBLE : No matter how much money you're making, How many Movies you have under your belt, How many vacation homes you have, how many cars you own etc. Stay Humble and remember that you can use your fame to left others up instead of looking down at the "little people" because weather you want to admit it or not the "little people" are the main reason you are where you are in life. When you're out with Friends if a fan asks for an autograph sign a napkin for them or if they have a picture , DVD whatever sign it, if they ask you for a picture with them, how long does it take to snap a picture ? if you don't want to be bothered by your fans stay home. when I leave my house I bring business card and a sharpie with me, some one might want an autograph, or to take a picture with me or simply have a short conversation with me because of this I leave early for appointment and always go to the market early , I don't hide from people I welcome them because I understand that part of fame is being accessible to your fans or am I getting this all wrong ??
Someone told me when I first created Wicked Carnival Productions and I started working on getting Sins of Man : Rise of Mortis ready to shoot to always remember this "You are only as good as your last project" that has stuck with me and that is where the second part of the phrase comes in ...
STAY HUNGRY : I know that I can't rest on Sins of Man : Rise of Mortis on it's success or failure and I haven't really taken a day off since I wrote it, I'm always working on something weather it's spreading the word about Wicked Carnival Productions, Sins of Man : Rise of Mortis or the upcoming sequel Sins of Man II : Vengeance, I'm working on SIX different projects right now, running two websites, 3 twitter accounts, 3 Facebook pages working 15 - 18 hours a day sleep is my enemy because I'm Hungry to succeed I will not stop working until I start getting my work out to the world because I love the genre so much and I know I can make these films for YOU the fans who have helped me get to where I am right now and who will continue to support me and Wicked Carnival Productions I will NEVER lose sight of that because the fans have made me who I am and without you I'm just a guy with a dream but with YOU I'm a film maker / writer / director / actor .
In Closing : I want to say THANK YOU for joining me on this crazy journey and for getting Wicked Carnival Productions off the ground my fans are so very important to me and can't say THANK YOU enough. If you want to join the Sins of Man Team Please Donate to our campaign we have 17 days left to raise as much as we can to make Sins of Man II : Vengeance a killer kick ass Slasher movie for all of you .... TOGETHER we can #MakeSlasherGreatAgain !!
STAY HUMBLE, STAY HUNGRY MY FRIENDS :)