We were talking last night about starting in the 'art biz', looking back to our first forays into bringing culture to the masses. Nostalgia ain't what it used to be, but it was something to look back, most of the time we're plunging into the future, whilst keeping a firm eye on the present and don't have the space to look behind us. 
The seeds of Friction were sown over 15 years ago now, don't it just whizz past?  Looking back, it was clear at the time, with wonderful naievety (which we have retained, to some extent, I am pleased to say), we just went for it, without thinking of the consequences (or the massive workload) and got on with attempting to create what we had seen in our imaginations.  We ended up with a touring arts venue, which we literally built from the ground up, a crew of up to 50 people on each gig, all working for tea and cake and just had the time of our lives (we still are!).  Everyone told us we were crazy at the time, which is as maybe, but having that scale of ambition to make things happen despite the odds is an approach we take to this day.  The main difference being we get paid, instead of just fed, and we take a lot more responsibility for the people we work with.
I suppose my point is that, in order to make this stuff happen, we need that commitment and a kind of blindness to the 'realities', so we can bring our vision into the world. I don't know how many times we've been told something we are attempting is impossible, but thankfully we have selective deafness and just get on and do it, despite the odds against us. Attempt the impossible - or at least try the extremely difficult - you don't get nuffink for nuffink!