Ron Sullivan Memorial Service

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1. Having just returned from the Memorial I wanted the chance to say something but had to leave.

   My very first job in the business in March of 1996 was with a girl who was staying at Ron’s house as a guest. Ray Anderson, the first director who ever hired me, asked me if I’d pick her up there. I didn’t meet him then, but his was one of the first names I was familiar with. Soon after, his name was brought up again by another girl who referred me to him. I called and he invited me to meet him on a set for a movie he was shooting. He was really nice, and with me being new to the industry he was keen to my interest. As I stood close by to the set watching the scene begin he noticed and asked me if I would like to shoot that scene in place of him. That was really cool and meant a lot to me that he had that much faith and confidence in me based on a gut instinct. Both of us surely were aware of the fact that there’s a bit of money that’s been invested into hiring the talent, the location, crew, cameras and all. I enjoyed the job, was creative, moved around, but not too much, caught what was interesting, with the enthusiasm of a person who didn’t expect this opportunity but had it. I’ll always appreciate that. He was always open to things as they happened, had no fascist formulas or prerequisites. Ron was always as he said about telling the truth. The truth doesn’t have to be sold, only told. It’s a really simple formula: Be Real. Nothing more, nothing less. That’s what’s always interesting, even if it’s not ideal.

   He immediately became like family to me in a business that may often feign friendship but not really mean it. Soon after that I met his son Jason at World Modeling and from mentioning Ron got my first job for Vivid.

   I’m sorry we’ll never get to work together again, but as many of us also feel I’ll always appreciate the memories, so thanks, Ron, always.

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