We had the good fortune of connecting with Justin F Hollins and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Justin F, other than deciding to work for yourself, what was the single most important decision you made that contributed to your success?
The willingness to learn as I grow into the best actor & filmmaker that I can be.I try to shoot at least once a day for practice as far as my short films and editing goes, it’s never to late to grow or follow your heart, I relocated to Manhattan, New York so I could train with my old school New York Film Academy. I received my certificate at the tender age of 43, Anything is possible.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Well, with my photography, I try to be different and take a lot more chances then some but, respectfully it’s a art and it doesn’t mean that I’m right or wrong. I always loved photography but I never thought it was for me… until I enrolled at my local community college with a 8 year old camera and the rest is history.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I don’t go out much, honestly I’d show him the Mercedes Benz Stadium, The Underground mall… Idk, I’m 44 and these days I stay in unless I absolutely have to be to a bar or night club, just not my bag. In all honesty my friends and family know I’m a film junkie, so we’d do things in line with that.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Big special thanks to everyone one in the film industry that I have met and touched my life in someway. Another thanks to my schools I trained at, The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, New York Film Academy, (NYC & South Beach) also, Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute and every weekly class, workshops and local teachers from Charleston SC to Savannah Georgia, also Atlanta & Charlotte. Also all of my classmates from acting to filmmaking.

Instagram: @JustinFHollins

Facebook: Justin F Holljns

Youtube: Justin’s Eye Productions

Other: Watch me grow, I started from the bottom and later in life, if I can do it, you can at least try.

Image Credits
Justin F Hollins & Micheal Justice

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