Post by DAKOTA J. OLEANDER on Aug 2, 2011 14:57:24 GMT -5
| [atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:450px; padding:10px;] ignore this here [atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:200px; height:300px; overflow:auto; vertical-align:top;]dakota j. oleander, 20, sophomore, film and video, ash stymest , "my parents weren't millionaires and they weren't huge lawyers that made lots and lots of money, but we were well enough off. considering i was an only child, there was a good source of money to spare. i mean i had to hold a few jobs through high school, but mostly that was because my parents decided that if i wanted something, i was going to have to pay for it. i didn't mind; working wasn't hard and sometimes it was even fun. i did a few modeling gigs out of state, but mostly i worked like most teenagers. part time jobs at smoothie shacks and bagging groceries - either way, it all taught me one thing: working will get me somewhere. and that's why i'm here. i decided somewhere in the midst of my high school career that i wanted to be the next john huges, steven spielberg, george lucas - i want to be those guys. i want to make movies and create my own genre like tim burton; i want to see the world and watch people work as they tell stories. and my parents were really supportive of the idea. they didn't so much like my new tattoos or that, as soon as i turned 18, i told them about my smoking, but they figured at least i wanted to further my career by going to college. so almost immediately after graduation, they gave me one of their cars and drove with me to chicago from upstate. my mom cried, my dad looked like he might, and i just smiled as i realized that these next few years were going to be the highlight of my life. lol i'm paigels i do what i want -- infinite -- always -- i hate dr. oz |
