FIRST ENCOUNTER: I first encountered Anton in the fall of 2024. I believe it was in November, as holiday deadlines were closing in and I was working late at nights to finish paintings for an upcoming show. Through boredom, I decided to put on No Country for Old Men to keep my mind occupied. It was then, that I watched it, fully concentrated, and had to stay even later from lack of work done. But it was worth it, to me. That was the first time I met him. Since then, I've watched the movie a countless number of times, and am deeply infatuated with him.

I have the novel, as written by Cormac McCarthy, but I find myself so excited by seeing Anton's character and actions, that I can't even bring myself to read it.