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Even before going to Hollywood, you've<br />
received some awards. Woohoo, congrats!<br />
Tell me about that.<br />
I've received two “Achievement Awards” from<br />
The Piton International Film Festival for my<br />
movie "Ascension I Am Not My<br />
Mother" and "The D Matzzis." And in 2015, I<br />
was awarded The St. Lucia House Foundation<br />
“Creative Arts Award.” I was very thankful for<br />
the acknowledgement. They recognize what<br />
I’m trying to do and I’m very grateful for that.<br />
Absolutely nothing worthwhile comes easy,<br />
what are some obstacles you’ve faced?<br />
Hmm. Sometimes people underestimate me,<br />
I think because I have that accent. From a<br />
small island boy going to school in Ohio, I<br />
grew my body of work and they see that this<br />
is someone who is on his way. With the<br />
accent I sometimes felt not as good as my<br />
peers but I got over that and said "let my<br />
work speak for itself."<br />
And, by all accounts your work is doing a<br />
whole lot of talking these days. What advice<br />
do you have for young people who<br />
are perhaps afraid of pursuing their<br />
dreams?<br />
If you have a passion for something, you have<br />
a dream, go for it. Anything you have a<br />
passion for is never work because you will do<br />
it for hours and hours and hours and you<br />
will never get tired, bored or worn out.<br />
Continue working on your dream, you<br />
will encounter stumbling blocks and yes, you<br />
will fall, but you have to get back up. We all<br />
encounter the stumbling blocks, nothing is<br />
ever that smooth. We will always have<br />
barriers, we just have to find a way to get<br />
over it or around it. We all have self-doubt<br />
but you have to keep working on your<br />
dream.
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