Zitat des Tages von Stacey Snider:
One day I was asked to pick up $50,000 worth of gold chains for Mr. T. For real!
You can't do everything, at the same time, always, and forever. But if you look at your life and your career as a long, winding river, you can get to your destination.
Get a hobby. Maintain your friendships. Hang out with other people.
What is compelling with 'War Horse' is the jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring craftsmanship in this movie.
Be serious. You've got to do the job you were hired to do well, but there's always more you can do. When I was an assistant, I would say to myself, 'You may not be an executive, but act like one.' I would volunteer for any creative assignment - read scripts, do 'coverage,' write notes.
You have to have a strong idea for a hit movie, a strong core idea that resonates emotionally. It also has to technically achieve its goal - it's got to be well-written, well-paced, and interestingly told.
This is fundamentally true of the media business, the rigmarole you go through while trying to make 25 movies while not seeing your kids.
I had a passion to not be a secretary forever. I was mindful of the customary career trajectory, and I knew I had to do something remarkable.
The only way the gender divide affected me was the social things the younger guy executives could do with their bosses. I don't know what went on in the clubs, because I didn't go. I made sure my work was stellar, and that compensated for whatever social time we weren't spending together.