The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror.
I don't know the right way to retire.
An uncertain evil causes anxiety because, at the bottom of one's heart, one goes on hoping till the last moment that it may not be true; a certain evil, on the other hand, instills, for a time, a kind of dreary tranquillity.
An obsession with control generally seems to reflect a fear of uncertainty.
I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older.
The worst part is doubt. When you doubt yourself, which we are taught to do, you get lost.
People hate the vacuum of an unknown situation. They want security. They even prefer war to the insecure expectation of a war with its threat of enemy surprise. This vague fearful expectation acts on their fantasies. They anticipate all kinds of mysterious dangers; they begin to provoke them.
Failure worries me; nobody wants to fail. There is a fear that one day, films will not come my way, or if someone doesn't watch your film, that is a worrying point. It is unpredictable in the industry.
There's something about the lack of certainty with a documentary, which is exhausting if you do three in a row. It's nerve-wracking.
