I am an alumni of Clarke Central and Towns County high schools with my college years spent at the University of Georgia. All through my educational years I was involved in theatre with too many shows to remember or try to recount. When I tried to continue acting, in those days the only way to make a real living was to move to New York for stage or Los Angeles for film. I didn't like the idea living on a park bench, so I found a career in construction. I moved to Charlotte where my continued involvement in theatre opens the door to film due to my building sets. I didn't appreciate it at the time, but this made me one of the first generation of Southeast filmmakers. That took the mystery out of the industry and I met some great people. There are good and bad in everything, but even after all this time I still love it.