Title Silver Screen Fiend
Author Patton Oswalt
Year Published 2015
Kind of Book Humor/Memoir
How strongly I recommend it 8/10
My Impressions I could really relate to Oswalt's film addiction. For me it is books rather than film, but I think they stem from the same place; A desire to consume as a neurotic way to try to control the chaos of life. It's wild the stories our fearful mind tells ourself; "Once I see every great movie, THEN I can make a movie" "If I see every movie, then I will be prepared for life." The takeaway is that we need to spend less time engaging in other people's movies, books, art, ideas and more time working on our own contribution.
Date Read circa 2020
Practical Takeaways
Make the engine of your life, your life. Not other people’s movies, books, ideas etc.
Contribute to the art, don’t just talk about it, consume it, critique it
Spend the time criticizing others art writing your own art
Take what you need from (the movies) and get out of the dark once and awhile A: “you’re going to have more of the dark than you can handle sooner than you think. The thing about the dark is it can never get enough of you”
Big Ideas
People in their 20's act like overly serious senior citizens with little time to live
Notes
“Does anyone act more like an over serious senior citizen With time running out on your chance for a mortality and someone in their 20s?”
People in their 20's act like overly serious senior citizens with little time to live