The Best Way to Stay Poor is — Start Tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the most dangerous word in a filmmaker’s life.

It feels harmless, even responsible. But in reality, it quietly kills scripts, delays shoots, postpones learning, and turns dreams into excuses.

In the cine field, talent is everywhere. What’s rare is action today. 
Many writers keep “polishing” scripts forever. Many directors wait for the perfect producer, perfect budget, or perfect timing. Meanwhile, someone less talented but more decisive starts now — and moves ahead.

For a film director especially, tomorrow is expensive. 
Every delayed film, every postponed pitch, every unrealized experiment is lost experience.

Cinema doesn’t reward intention. It rewards execution.

The industry respects people who are already in motion, not those who are “planning to start.”

Starting today may mean a small film, a rough cut, a low-budget attempt, or even a failed project. But that failure pays dividends — skills sharpen, networks grow, confidence builds. That’s how directors move from survival to sustainability, and from sustainability to success.

So remember... 
You don’t stay poor because you lack money. 
You stay poor because you keep saying “I’ll start tomorrow.”

If you’re a writer or filmmaker, start something today — write one scene, shoot one frame, make one call. 

Comment “START NOW” if you’re done waiting for tomorrow.

- Manohar Chimmani