Google. I think there is a scientific connection between color, the string theory in physics, vibration of all living things and movement. When I have the ah-hah moment that connects all of them—and have a gut level experience—my work will change. I’m still asking the question.
Faktorovich: If you met yourself today at the moment when you were just entering the university or your first paid dancing or art job, what advice would you give yourself? What pitfalls do you wish you avoided? What roads should have been taken? Are there words of wisdom that might have made life even better or are you content with exactly how your life has turned out? There might be young artists reading this who are at that moment and your advice might help them take the right turns.
Leifert: I would say: create written goals and actions to have those goals accomplished. Choose friends that can support those goals. Never work for someone who isn’t paying you; you are more valuable than that. Contribute your skills to charity. There isn’t one person who has the answer—seek out mentors who are not narcissistic. You are a leader and not a follower. Do not go along with “the group” thinking—learn to think for yourself and do not spout the party line you hear on television. Read the New York Times and Washington Post. Learn what is going on in the world around you. Respect all people. We are all equal.
And never give up—success will come and many good things along the way, but it all takes time.
Faktorovich: Is there anything you would like to add or anything else you would like to discuss?
Leifert: Thank you for the opportunity to express my views and share them with your audience. You are a very well researched interviewer. This has been a lot of fun.
I’m interested in bringing people together on a common ground.
Faktorovich: Thank you for doing this interview me.
Note: this interview was Originally Published in "Cinematic Codes Review" (Anaphora Literary Press ).