Why You Should Never Date a Filmmaker

Film production wreaks havoc on personal relationships.

I spent my twenties working on movies. I grew accustomed to the long hours, high stress, strange call times and constant traveling. Most film shoots last 2–3 months. You spend days and nights with the same ragged faces, everyone teetering from hangovers and lack of sleep. Film crews develop an intense intimacy. This leads to affairs, infighting, jealousies and petty squabbles. When a film shoot ends, people go their…