SODERBERGH: THE RIGHT TIME TO LET GO

"Everything is feeling really familiar & that's not good. The solution is to tear down my process & rebuild it from scratch. It's not an incremental process. It has to be scorched earth. I have to stop making films & maybe later come at it from a different angle. It would be abnormal to keep going, an insult to the art form."

— said Steven Soderbergh to The Times

Best known for his 'Erin Brokovich', 'Traffic', 'Ocean's Eleven', 'Ocean's Twelve', 'Ocean's Thirteen', 'Full Frontal', 'The Informant!' & among others, more than 20 movies he has directed.

It was at the age of 26 years old that he got his first pride in the International Film Industry as a director through 'Sex, Lies & Videotapes' (1989 film), by winning Palme d'Or award at Cannes Film Festival. While at that similar age, I got my first pride in the Malaysia Comic Industry by becoming sub-editor for a local comic magazine, GEMPAK™ that soon later became one of the Malaysia's best selling magazine in the respective industry. So when he decided to quit his position as one of the best director in the Hollywood film industry—his decision came after 22 years while mine came after 10 years.

He is planning to focus more on his painting while I want to focus more on my comic arts. You might saying, am I bragging over my achievement in the Malaysia Comic Industry by comparing it with the Academy Award's winner? Why Should I?! When all I wanted to do is making a prove that in life...

When we got stuck up to familiarity,

art don't prevail in such manner.

Maybe Soderbergh has given so much in his directorial career that he wants to get back to what he enjoys most, painting. Same goes to me! I've done so much for the GEMPAK™ magazine as a sub editor then editor; wrote lots of articles, trained a lot of people for their best, convinced a lot of clients & at the same time able to draw comics; published at least 4 books. Things got to change, if you don't decide early before it's too late—before hurricane strikes your fate, do it on time while you can!

Maybe most of his fans hoped after filming 'Side Effects' (2013 film), he might changes his mind & directs a few more movies. But I hope he will not do that & keeps on focus on his plan to pursue painting. At my age of 37 years old (this coming 14th February 2012), I feel overly old already because I've done so much to my life, gave up so much of my love line. While he is already 49 years old (a few months older than Brad Pitt) & already a benchmark to the respective career, which is the best time to call it a "CUT!" & moves on to his own favourite "ACTION!"

My saying is...

Why stay firm to something that makes you a hit but unhappy compared by doing something makes you steady but happy.