Garry Fraser
My Lives and Times follows recovering heroin addict and director Garry Fraser as he takes us to the heart of the poor marginalised community he grew up in. Here, Garry answers a few questions about his youth, addiction and more.
How would you describe yourself?
Very creative & ambitious.
How do you imagine others see you?
Very creative filmmaker who is a NED.
If you were put in charge of the social care system what's the first thing you would change?
The first thing I would change is the internal education system to include sex education, practical life skills & creative media.
What's the last thing you would change in the social care system?
The reintroduction into a society that already looks at kids from care as trouble makers - i.e. the transitional process.
What do you think kids going into care need the most?
Love, affection & positive role models.
What do you think will help stop young people from getting addicted to alcohol or drugs?
Same again, education & drug awareness.
What would you change about housing schemes?
The social engineering & urban planning which consists of cheap shops to buy alcohol & weapons.
As a young boy, what did education mean to you?
Nothing, I couldn't relate to anything anybody else in class was doing.
As an adult, what does education mean to you?
It means I have the mental tools to challenge the system.
As a boy, what did you dream of becoming when you grew up?
A drug dealer.
As a father, what's your dream for your children when they grow up?
To be good at school, then college then uni.
