Dallas has been very good to me, and I believe the best days for this city are still ahead. The fundamentals are there — business-friendly, growing, and undervalued compared to what it deserves.
In the oil business, you learn quickly that not every well comes in. You accept uncertainty as part of the equation before you ever turn a drill bit.
Art is one of the few investments where the value isn't just financial. The return is also measured in what it means to the community that experiences it.
I believe in places. I believe that cities have trajectories, and if you identify where a city is going before everyone else does, and you're patient, you win.
The film business is unlike any other I've been in. You can have the right story, the right talent, the right marketing, and the audience still decides. That humility is a good lesson for any investor.