In every aspect of life, both personal and professional, I’ve tried to embody the resilience of the Lotus flower: learning to accept when the body and mind crave transformation, when the spirit calls for movement I wasn’t ready to take but was willing to explore, ascending step by step. #film

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Brutus: On the evolution as an artist:

Giovanni: "I am a writer so I never tried to sell my youth or my good looks or any of the superficial things that happen to people. I am not as famous as some although perhaps more so than others but nonetheless I am just me...

Brutus: On handling book feedback:

Giovanni: "Take it to the people. And since we know there is no such thing as the perfect any kind of writing: song, play, poem, novel, essay whatever we should always be extremely careful about work shopping our work to death."

Brutus: Anything you’ve written that can be used to encourage our readers?

Giovanni: "No. But I must say if you need encouragement you should go into business not art or science."

Brutus: How easy is it to lose faith in your work? Are there greater challenges at sustaining your level of mastery?

Giovanni: "I don’t think I understand. How can one lose faith in one’s heart?"