From the Inspirational Thought Unit
I was thinking about Batman this week. (By the way, I'm not too excited for this new Batman movie. I want to be, but I don't need more darkness in my life right now and boy howdy it looks grim. Crazy idea, but hear me out: What if we got a live action Batman film that was...PG? I'd like a little less dark and a little more knight with my Batman, please. A live action take on the 90's Animated Series would be everything for me. Set in the 30s-40s. The tech isn't over the top. He has to be a detective...stuff like that.)
ANYWAY...Some creators want to be all Batman and no Bruce Wayne.
They want to spend all their time working on the fun stuff, staying out all night, punching bad guys, using the latest tech, and driving a cool car. But Batman does not exist without Bruce Wayne.
Bruce Wayne spends time in the real world, he's watching the finances, he foots the bills, he's out doing research, he's networking, he's going to meetings at Wayne Enterprises. All of that needs to happen for Batman to be able to go out and have fun fighting crime.
At the beginning of my career I wanted to just play the Batman part. I wanted to have fun doing illustrations, graphic novels, working in animation, dabbling with 3D. However, I think in order to really succeed as a creator you need to learn to embrace both the fun art side (Batman) and the less fun business side (Bruce Wayne).
The fully actualized version of you is the person who can kick butt at art, and also kick butt at business. Be Batman AND Bruce Wayne.
-Jake