I wear this label of a Christian filmmaker proudly. David A. R. White More Quotes by David A. R. White More Quotes From David A. R. White Every hardship you endure and every failure you withstand could very well be the stepping stone to success and the realization of your God-given dream. David A. R. White hardship realization dream For whatever reason, that dream I had of going to Hollywood never went away. But when I got to LA at just 19 years of age, my faith was the foundation that gave me the confidence that I needed to believe that it would all work out and was a reason for the open and closed doors. Today, my faith is the center of my career. David A. R. White work-out dream believe God is faithful. Trust Him and you'll be amazed to see what He will do. David A. R. White faithful amazed It seems that once you achieve something large, the target on your back grows. But I always want to look at life as the glass is half full versus half empty. My father taught me this at an early age - that God is faithful (Romans 8:28), and that in the midst of hardship or attack, God has your back. David A. R. White faithful age father Believe and trust because God is faithful! I'll leave you with this: a dream deferred is not a dream denied. For God can bless you with a dream bigger than the one you ever had for yourself. He did it for me, and He can do it for you! David A. R. White faithful dream believe If you can make a living doing what you love, that is a blessing. David A. R. White you what-you-love blessing love You have a wide array of people that are watching something, and you cannot please everyone at the same time. Half the people will love it; half the people will hate it. Half the people won't see it. David A. R. White you time love people When you buy a ticket, you're basically voting for whatever you see. David A. R. White whatever see you voting We have a lot of relationships to the gatekeepers who can rally their people to go to the movie theater. It's a trusting relationship. David A. R. White relationships go relationship people We created Pure Flix to make uplifting and inspiring content on a consistent, ongoing basis, so audiences would truly have an alternative to what Hollywood puts out. Pure Flix produces faith and family films, so the audience is the entire family. David A. R. White audience pure family faith 'Evening Shade' was such an eye-opening experience. I was 19 when I went on that show. I had barely had an acting class. So as Burt Reynolds continued to bring me back for the next three years, I learned so much from him and all the other legends that were on the show. David A. R. White me legends evening experience I think there is always an ebb and flow in Hollywood about what is current. David A. R. White i-think think always flow Pure Flix makes evangelistic films, but we also make family films. I think the viewer wants to see quality entertainment that the whole family can watch, and many nonbelievers watch our films because they can watch with their family and young kids. David A. R. White see think quality family I saw one movie in theatres in the first 18 years of my life. David A. R. White my-life first life years Coming to Hollywood at 19 and living in a single apartment with one other guy on Venice Beach was a massive contrast to my upbringing. David A. R. White living single guy beach I want to live my life the way Jesus does - I want to love people. David A. R. White my-life love life people Probably from, like, my freshman year of high school, I had this desire to perform and also be involved in the show business industry. David A. R. White high high-school business school My parents... has always wanted all their kids to go to at least one year of Bible college after high school. I always knew that I was on my way to Moody Bible Institute when I graduated high school. David A. R. White parents bible way school Growing up in a Mennonite background, there's not much media. David A. R. White background up growing-up media Mennonites are very conservative. They don't drink, dance, smoke, go to movies. I grew up in a very conservative faith-based community. David A. R. White movies smoke community dance
