Don't fear, go after your dreams with passion and persistence and don't worry about what other people say. Only your heart knows the right answer.
Filmmaking is like dreaming, only better. Because if it's happening on the screen, it could conceivably happen in the dull reality of a quotidian life.
When I make films, I get to give back to filmmaking. Films shaped me and still are reshaping me. They make me feel things I otherwise would not feel.