And that's the weird thing about it I'm not afraid of real life things like a mugger or murderer I'm more scared of the things that aren't real, now you can argue that I shouldn't be scared of things that aren't real cause they're not real but think about that for a second, how do you know you're right and I'm wrong?
I have trouble sleeping, normally it's a mix of stress from things slightly out of my control and the fact that I don't use any energy during the day when I'm more prone to fall asleep but when I was younger and even now to a lesser extent it was because there was always that nagging fear that someone or something is watching me. Hell I can't even relax if my door is open and it's dark. That's how much of a fraidy cat I am.
So now you have a guy like me who loves scary things but can't stand being scared. I'm a bizarre one aren't I? But bizarre ones tend to go far in life or at least that's what Alan Moore taught me.
I pin it down to an overactive imagination but at the same time it is a mixed blessing. The fact is being easily scared makes it easier to understand how to be scary. R.L. Stein of Goosebumps fame said the same thing. Id like to think as a director I want to try and weaponise my own fear, the fact is fear isn't something that you can really get everyone to agree on but the idea of what creates fear is universally acceptable. It should be an interesting endeavour at least.
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