Name: Dave Guest
Birthday: August 3
Education: Masters in Education from Pepperdine University; Masters in Film Production from USC; Bachelors in English, Film and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis
New Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Original Hometown: St. Louis, MO
What I’m Watching: Judge Judy, Charlie Rose, Entourage, the indie film Brick, Sportscenter, the films of Akira Kurosawa.
What I’m Reading: Schulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis; American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand by James Elroy (again and again); The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant; The unproduced screenplay for “Napoleon” by Stanley Kubrick; Magazines Rolling Stone and The Economist.
Favorite Quote: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
In the top picture, I’m looking relaxed and confident in front of a fake pirate ship; it’s the way I wish I always looked, but it’s not always the case. In the other shot, I’m gazing reflectively across the Pacific Ocean. As you might notice from the evil scar in the ocean photo, I broke my neck a few years back. I fell on my head from two stories up. What a move!
That accident was a painful experience, but in many ways, it saved me from other pains present and future. And it woke me up to what’s important in life. I now have a great job, a wonderful wife and a beautiful baby son, and everything’s moving a hundred miles an hour in the right direction.
I appreciate you looking at my web site. If you want to drop me a line, please email me at davidmatthewguest@hotmail.com
