a problem that doesn't require, getting results by a deadline. I think that you consider yourself a lucky woman, right? Yes, that's true. Do you think that your luck, you have looked for it or it came by itself? Probably a bit of both. I was offered some opportunities and privileges that were quite unique. And I do hope that I try to make the most out of them. And of course, it's not always easy or flowers and butterflies along the way. I think it's a combination of both. I had a lot of support from outside, from mentors, from family, from everyone and good opportunities and also tried to make the most of them when I got them. What will you do in the future to be sure that you continue to be a lucky woman? That's a harder question. I don't have too many plans for the future and actually I never had. I never dreamed of being a researcher. I tend to take things one day at a time. Focus on the things that I'm doing now. And I think that if I strive for quality, for competence, for all the basic, the very strong values, the other things will somehow follow along. In tennis they say: point after point, one point at a time. So probably I cannot ask you what is the dream for the rest of your career. But is there anything that you would like to have that you don't have yet? I think it's not about the external recognition. I want to strive to be more confident in my decisions, in my approach and in how I mentor the newer generations. I'm not yet where I want to be, but I'm better than I used to be. It's a journey that has ups and downs. I want to be less influenced by rejections or minor things - that I know they are normal - along the way. You don't get everything that you want. So stop feeling them like failures - rather like normal steps along the way. It's more like a mental state that I want to achieve rather than a recognition for publishing good research, being visible or other stuff like that. You know that there is no shop where you can buy confidence. Yes. That's how you become confident. Failures are normal and they are needed. But it's easier to talk about them than to feel them or to let them pass without getting stuck too much feeling like, OK, I want to give up! 19 DAILY CVPR Saturday Elisabeta Oneata
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