Thank You Friend
I wanted to say thank you to everyone who watched and supported my film, I Met a Girl. I’m really honored to have such great friends that support what I’m trying to do as a filmmaker and as an artist. I’m very proud of this piece, and I’m glad so many people enjoyed it. And I’m sorry I kept bothering you to vote!
While winning the $100,000 would be pretty awesome, I feel I have already won in many ways. I can always earn money; I can’t always make something that so many people will enjoy. When someone writes me and says that they are just happy to be my friend and thanks me for making the film, it means more than money ever will. I know that’s the cliche thing to say but I truly feel that. I don’t control the contest, but I do control what I create and I’m very proud of the film and that I was able to share it with you. I’m also very happy that I spent that amazing day with Dana. Without her, none of this would be possible. And it didn’t hurt that she’s a hottie and kept believing me that we had to do so many takes of the kissing scene.
This experience has been very humbling for me. To be honest, I don’t even know how I’d feel about winning the money. While $100,000 would be nice, I wish I had made a completely different film. I wish I didn’t tell a story that involves me losing my father last year. I wish he were still alive and that instead I made a film letting him know how much he meant to me and how much I loved him. But I understand that I can’t, and hopefully this serves as a fitting tribute to him.
I’m writing this before I know if I won or not. By the time you read this, I will be by myself somewhere on the beach. I’ll be there bright and early wearing my new suit and smoking a cigar. Why a suit and a cigar? Well why the hell not? Life’s an amazing and potentially short adventure. Do whatever the hell makes you happy. Take risks and don’t let others get in the way of doing what you want. And most importantly, die with a huge fucking smile on your face. I know I will.
Once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Jon Hill
