Memorable Quotes:
“Filmmaking is still basically a venture-backed startup.” – Jeff Orlowski
“Filmmaking is very much serial entrepreneurship. Every new film you make is a new startup, new research, new project, new vision, new team, new funders, new sales, new distribution, all of it.”- Jeff Orlowski
“I actually think of myself as a problem solver more first and foremost.” – Jeff Orlowski
“How do we support [entrepreneurs] in seeing the world’s problems and leaning into trying to solve those?” – Jerry Colonna
“Which challenges are you willing to lean your shoulder into? What medium are you choosing to do that?” – Jerry Colonna
“How can you use your skills to do something? What feels right and makes the most sense to you?” – Jeff Orlowski
“Face the fear of being overwhelmed.” – Jerry Colonna
“We may not save, but I’ll be damned if I go down without a fight.” – Jerry Colonna
“How do we work in pursuit of making things better, and feeling authentic and genuine with the work that we’re doing while also striving for quality.” – Jeff Orlowski
“How do we create tools through film, and how do we share stories that engage people in conversation, and serve as the bridge to bring people together?” – Jeff Orlowski
“If I’m gonna spend three years or five years on a project…I wanna know that it’s something that’s really fulfilling and meaningful to me, that’s gonna sustain me for multiple years on end.” – Jeff Orlowski
“What am I motivated by? What, what am I curious about? ” – Jeff Orlowski
“I’ve got a strong back, open heart.” – Jeff Orlowski
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” – Jerry Colonna
“If one course of action doesn’t feel like the right course of action, just find the other thing that feels better.” – Jeff Orlowski
“In the scheme of things, if we’re constantly moving towards making things better, that’s all I can ask for.” – Jeff Orlowski
“This is the world as it is. What will you do?” – Jerry Colonna
“There are these moments in our lives where an asteroid hits us. It sets us on a different trajectory.” – Jerry Colonna
“Work actually is a gorgeous medium by which we get to grow into that better person.” – Jerry Colonna
“For me, the things that are most intriguing are the things that haven’t been done before.” – Jeff Orlowski
“The new things that haven’t been done are the most interesting, and fascinating, and compelling.” – Jeff Orlowski
“Purpose comes from congruity. It comes from moving towards alignment where the inner and the outer express themselves.” – Jerry Colonna
“If you can carry your bliss with you on a daily basis, that is living your purpose. It’s different from pursuing happiness. You can feel bliss in both happiness and in sadness. You can feel bliss in pain and suffering.” – Jeff Orlowski
“You can choose the life path that you want.” – Jeff Orlowski
“Maybe to some degree, purpose finds you when you’re open and you’re ready for it.” – Jeff Orlowski
