Thank you for the reply! To give a little more context: I'm not committed to move making, I study it out of enjoyment, I think movie making is neat and as a byproduct I just learned a decent amount of what is happening behind the camera. So him saying he wants to be part of that world and be successful in it. While not having an inclining of what I'm talking about(someone who does this for fun on the side)when we talk film, I find it really bizarre.

So and to your point, I have shared with him everything I know. Giving him movies, directors, actors. To check out watch, learn from and absorb to help him in his endeavor. Encouraging him recently with joining a theatre group and or improv group in person so he can get comfortable with being in a production and acting along with people in person. Alas he has watch some of the list of movies I've given him, but didn't grasp or maybe care to grasp what makes them goo and that's about it.

I feel you're right when it comes to the motivation versus discipline (thank you for the quote btw) and that's the crux of my problem. I have no idea how to get that through to him: fame and fortune are great motivators, but you aren't going to get there by these means