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Article Excerpt
George Alexander has just realized a dream that many share: He is a published author. He went on tour with his first book, Why We Make Movies: Black Filmmakers Talk About the Magic of Cinema (Broadway Harlem Moon; $15.95), earlier this year, and he admits, with a broad grin, that he's "loving every minute of it."
Perhaps part of the reason he can so appreciate this high point in his career is because he remembers what it was like to feel just the opposite. About seven years ago, the Mobile, Alabama, native was a bank vice president in New York City with an enviable salary and lifestyle. But, he says, "I was in a state of constant complaint. I hated my job."
In search of a positive outlet, he started taking weekend courses in screenplay writing and film production. "The minute I walked into that classroom, my life changed. I knew there was another way to live," says Alexander. Yet, while his mind-set changed, his lifestyle didn't, for reasons anyone can understand: fear...
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