Melissa Robbins

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"The worst part about being young is that you can't tell what's important yet."
"I've convinced myself that my anxiety is just artistic sensitivity."
Art
"If I'm not filming it, did it really happen? Probably yes, but I'll never know."
"Sometimes I think about what I'd be doing if I didn't have a camera. It's disturbing."
"The camera is my excuse for everything. It's a good excuse."
"I think the human condition is basically just trying really hard at things."
"Awkwardness is my medium and my curse."
"I've learned that the best way to deal with problems is to film them."
"Loneliness is easier to handle when you're filming it."
"I think meaning is something you assign to footage after you've made it."
"The world is slightly better when you're paying attention to it."
"I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be doing something important with my life."
"The best material comes from the most uncomfortable moments."
Art
"I've never been good at living in the moment because I'm too busy filming it."
"Other people are endlessly complicated, which is why I keep filming them."
"I think my camera broke my ability to experience things normally."
"Sometimes I wonder if I'm creative or just obsessive."
"The truth about me is that I need to turn everything into a story."
"I believe that everyone deserves to have their awkward moments documented."
"My biggest fear is that I'm wasting my time making stupid movies."
Fear
"I think connection happens when someone watches your weird film and gets it."
"Failure is just footage that didn't work out."
"I've learned that you can be lonely in a room full of people."
"The best part of my day is usually the editing, not the living."
"I think the future is probably going to film itself."
"Sometimes I remember that other people don't have constant internal narration."
"Boredom is usually just unfilmed potential."
"I've convinced myself that my problems are actually themes."
"The camera lets me be present while being completely absent."
"I think I'm using filming as an excuse to avoid actually doing anything."