Do something else

Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates. — Werner Herzog

How many film students does it take to pretend they know what they're doing?

I figured I would try to dissuade you one more time.  I said you could do it. I didn't say it was going to be easy on you.  But then again, nothing worth doing comes without a price.