You get the spark, and you're driven. This is my first film. But I always figured it wasn't brain surgery. And it's not. Some would say it's harder.
Conditions change constantly.
Gear breaks down. There are people to deal with, crews to feed, egos to manage, locations to secure. And the only thing that fades more quickly than the light you're shooting in is the money you have to work with. But here's where coming to filmmaking later in life puts you at an advantage. People trying to get things cheaper just because they know I want the work.