No matter, the iconic coming-of-age tale directed by Cameron Crowe in the 80s contains a title that accurately describes my life. Naturally that perpetual need toВ say anything has propelledВ me into sticky situations. Whether IвЂ™m attempting to be honest, humorous, or humane, I say what I think needs to be said. вЂњвЂ Say AnythingвЂ¦вЂ For better or worse IвЂ™ve always been someone who speaks their mind. But IвЂ™ve got more reasonable expectations about my level of happiness than I once had. It doesnвЂ™t mean that I canвЂ™t make changes in my life and look for new paths to explore. But IвЂ™ve stopped waiting for the big reveal to come. I still donвЂ™t know what life really is about. The idea of living the rest of my life where I live now frightens me and my relations arenвЂ™t a bit better than they were at 17, only more complicated. I still donвЂ™t know what kind of career IвЂ™m looking for.

At 44, I have a slightly more nuanced view on it. I would have found my spot in the world: a job I loved, a place where I wanted to live the rest of my life, friends and family relations sorted out. At 17, I was absolutely positive that I would have figured it all out when I was in my 40s. вЂњвЂ As Good as It Gets.вЂ™ Throughout my life IвЂ™ve struggled to find the sweet balance between expectations, dreams, and reality. вЂњI think IвЂ™m going to go with вЂ Enormous Changes at the Last Minute,вЂ™ partly because my life has a tendency to switch directions in a big way with scant warning and partly because as a writer IвЂ™m a terrible procrastinator and wind up doing the bulk of my work far too close to my deadlines.вЂќ Actually, I couldnвЂ™t think of a serious answer because I like my boss too much to choose вЂHorrible BossesвЂ™ and I donвЂ™t drink enough to go with вЂThe HangoverвЂ™ so insteadВ IвЂ™ll go with вЂ Big Trouble in Little ChinaвЂ cause I live in Chinatown and IвЂ™m always causing trouble, mostly for myself though.вЂќДЄlonso Duralde, TheWrap/ What The Flick?!: вЂњProbably the most obvious joke would be to go with вЂThe 40-Year-Old VirginвЂ™ but too many people take too much of what I say seriously already so IвЂ™m going to instead go with вЂKnocked UpвЂ™ - because IвЂ™m pregnant. As a shy introvert, I would be very thankful if this remained the title that best describes my life - I wouldnвЂ™t want it to become вЂPsycho.'вЂќ When I was younger it took a long time before I spoke at school, leading some concerned adults to question whether I could actually talk. вЂњThe film title that best describes my life would be вЂ The Quiet Man.вЂ™ Not only do I have an Irish background but I am also quite literally a quiet man.

Just to remind myself how far IвЂ™ve come.вЂќ I rarely flick through my past work but when IвЂ™m having one of those days when my keyboard fingers arenвЂ™t working, my brain is seeping out of my nose and IвЂ™m on the brink of vowing to give up the writing game to join the circus, IвЂ™ll take a step back in time for half an hour or so.

They might be poorly written and nonsensical but thatвЂ™s all part of the process and if you have a body of work stretching way back, you can chart your own progression. Once upon a time I used to read my old work and cringe, but I donвЂ™t anymore. ItвЂ™s as though they were written by a complete stranger. вЂњIt has to be вЂ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.вЂ™ Unfortunately the internet has a long memory and when I look back on some of the articles I wrote when I was first starting out I wonder what the hell I was thinking. Lee Cassanell, Cine-Vue/ The New Empress: вЂњThere was a time when IвЂ™d go with something deep like вЂThe Passenger,вЂ™ вЂThe IslandвЂ™ or, well, вЂThe Deep.вЂ™ Some other pretentious ideas mostly of a philosophical nature could have been вЂEasy Rider,вЂ™ вЂVantage Point,вЂ™ вЂMy Science Project,вЂ™ вЂDonвЂ™t Look Back,вЂ™ вЂThe Player or вЂWhere the Truth Lies.вЂ™ But honestly, as a brand new father, the most appropriate title to describe my life right now is вЂ Parenthood.вЂ™ Six weeks in, being a parent defines me and dictates my days, and I canвЂ™t complain one bit.вЂќ вЂњвЂ The Sorrow and the Pity.вЂ™ Or at least thatвЂ™s my dating life.вЂќ Burns, Philadelphia Weekly/ The Improper Bostonian : Also, try as I might, I can never get charges to stick against Richard Gere. вЂњвЂ Internal Affairs,вЂ™ because IвЂ™m a bit of an introvert.

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