For Me Being Depressed Means

You Have To Live Your Life According To What Comforts You, Not What The Rest Of Your Family Thinks You Ought To Be Doing.

...let The Emotional Weight Of A Scene Rest On The Dialogue Wherever Possible. This Is The Easy Way To Avoid Overinterpretation, Which Seems To Be What Turns A Scene From Sympathetic To Sentimental.

And Do Not Be Paralyzed. It Is Better To Move Than To Be Unable To Move, Because You Fear Loss So Much: Loss Of Order, Loss Of Security, Loss Of Predictability.

. . . Crazy World Or Maybe It's Just The View We Have Of It, Looking Through A Crack In The Door, Never Being Able To See The Whole Room, The Whole Picture.

Make Notes—i’ve Lost More Material Than I’ve Ever Written. Contrary To Popular Opinion, It’s Not Still Up There In One’s Brain. It’s In Outer Space And It Ain’t Coming Back.