We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Ken Gregory a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Ken, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?
I learned that the best way to stay creative is to write. WRITE WRITE WRITE! Writing allows me to stay focused and maintain a continuous flow of creativity. Every story builds my momentum to the point that when the timing is right, I can then move forward with planning the production. Typically, the story that excites me the most, is the story that I am most compelled to bring to life.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
My love for filmmaking started by accident! I was living in Atlanta and working for the phone company, at a time when cell phones were growing in popularity and land lines no longer ruled as the primary source of communication between people. Yeah, that long ago! But it was during this time when I had been laid off but by the grace of GOD, the negotiated union contract was set up in a way where I was able to receive free training in any industry. So I chose creative writing for writers, or so I thought?!?!
I enrolled in a creative writing class at Georgia State University and because I didn’t read the course description correctly, it was actually a creative writing course for writers alright… for screenwriters. To my surprise, I loved it! And from there the dream began to grow.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
The three most important qualities for being a creative are the following:
One, be open to criticism, especially from people who are masters of the art.
Two, be resilient when it comes to hearing the word NO.
Three, be self motivated when there’s no one else around to motivate you.
Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?
My current challenge would have to be, my project that’s currently being written for a six episode limited series. I’ve been working on this series since 2010 and it has experienced so many transformations. It started as a documentary, then a feature film and now a limited series. It’s my passion project! It’s always my belief that if it’s not bigger than me than it’s not for me! My faith is huge and so my projects must match that!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://thekengregory.wixsite.com/kengregory
- Instagram: Instagram.com/theKenGregory
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- Linkedin: linktr.ee/kengregory
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