Russell Howard

Really? Yeah. Shooting on film? Yeah. We were working 18-hour days, five days a week. So my Friday as a 21-year-old would end about 5 in the morning, and then I would start again at 5 on Monday. Wow. I loved that job, and it was great, and I'm so thankful. I'm still really close with a few of those people. But in many ways, it was life-arresting.

Really? Yeah. Shooting on film? Yeah. We were working 18-hour days, five days a week. So my Friday as a 21-year-old would end about 5 in the morning, and then I would start again at 5 on Monday. Wow. I loved that job, and it was great, and I'm so thankful. I'm still really close with a few of those people. But in many ways, it was life-arresting.

Like, I wanted to, you know, be with girlfriends and, you know, whatever, kiss boys, or, you know, like, do simple, stupid things that I knew I was sort of missing. So when it ended... I had no time to spend any money or do any of that. So I took the money I had saved and rented this amazing apartment, one bedroom apartment in the village, which was really great still back then.

Like, I wanted to, you know, be with girlfriends and, you know, whatever, kiss boys, or, you know, like, do simple, stupid things that I knew I was sort of missing. So when it ended... I had no time to spend any money or do any of that. So I took the money I had saved and rented this amazing apartment, one bedroom apartment in the village, which was really great still back then.

Like, I wanted to, you know, be with girlfriends and, you know, whatever, kiss boys, or, you know, like, do simple, stupid things that I knew I was sort of missing. So when it ended... I had no time to spend any money or do any of that. So I took the money I had saved and rented this amazing apartment, one bedroom apartment in the village, which was really great still back then.

And I had no furniture. I moved to New York with two giant boxes of books. I got mattresses. I put them on the floor and I did all those things I wanted to do. I had to...

And I had no furniture. I moved to New York with two giant boxes of books. I got mattresses. I put them on the floor and I did all those things I wanted to do. I had to...

And I had no furniture. I moved to New York with two giant boxes of books. I got mattresses. I put them on the floor and I did all those things I wanted to do. I had to...

really great girlfriends there and we would go out dancing and get drunk and like walk home drunk in the snow and we would watch The Bachelorette and eat shitty food and like I mean it was it was everything I wanted it to be and I got to just fucking be a kid and yeah that's great and I think that's what I wanted did you end up going to school uh I didn't so I thought that's what I was gonna do and that's probably what I should have done I still think about it um but I think I just sort of

really great girlfriends there and we would go out dancing and get drunk and like walk home drunk in the snow and we would watch The Bachelorette and eat shitty food and like I mean it was it was everything I wanted it to be and I got to just fucking be a kid and yeah that's great and I think that's what I wanted did you end up going to school uh I didn't so I thought that's what I was gonna do and that's probably what I should have done I still think about it um but I think I just sort of

really great girlfriends there and we would go out dancing and get drunk and like walk home drunk in the snow and we would watch The Bachelorette and eat shitty food and like I mean it was it was everything I wanted it to be and I got to just fucking be a kid and yeah that's great and I think that's what I wanted did you end up going to school uh I didn't so I thought that's what I was gonna do and that's probably what I should have done I still think about it um but I think I just sort of

did it myself. Like I just read what I wanted to read about and, and took all that time off. I took, I think a couple of years and then just slowly started inching my way back in. You know, I took a job where I wasn't the lead. I took, I was like a part of a family. And actually we shot in London with Mike Binder and I was just a part of these sisters and Joan Allen was the lead.

did it myself. Like I just read what I wanted to read about and, and took all that time off. I took, I think a couple of years and then just slowly started inching my way back in. You know, I took a job where I wasn't the lead. I took, I was like a part of a family. And actually we shot in London with Mike Binder and I was just a part of these sisters and Joan Allen was the lead.

did it myself. Like I just read what I wanted to read about and, and took all that time off. I took, I think a couple of years and then just slowly started inching my way back in. You know, I took a job where I wasn't the lead. I took, I was like a part of a family. And actually we shot in London with Mike Binder and I was just a part of these sisters and Joan Allen was the lead.

Yeah. And I was like, you know, she's cool and smart and classy. And if I can watch her, if she's managing her life okay, you know, maybe it's possible. And she was. And so then I slowly dipped back in.

Yeah. And I was like, you know, she's cool and smart and classy. And if I can watch her, if she's managing her life okay, you know, maybe it's possible. And she was. And so then I slowly dipped back in.

Yeah. And I was like, you know, she's cool and smart and classy. And if I can watch her, if she's managing her life okay, you know, maybe it's possible. And she was. And so then I slowly dipped back in.

Oh, God, I don't know. I think I just wanted to learn. I think I wanted to just go to school. I think I'm interested in every—I feel like I could do lots of things. Right. You know, I'm curious, you know, but I'm generally agreeable. You know, I'm curious about a lot.

Oh, God, I don't know. I think I just wanted to learn. I think I wanted to just go to school. I think I'm interested in every—I feel like I could do lots of things. Right. You know, I'm curious, you know, but I'm generally agreeable. You know, I'm curious about a lot.

Oh, God, I don't know. I think I just wanted to learn. I think I wanted to just go to school. I think I'm interested in every—I feel like I could do lots of things. Right. You know, I'm curious, you know, but I'm generally agreeable. You know, I'm curious about a lot.