Chapter 10Starting Out
Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.
—Mary Tyler Moore
When first starting out in this business, many of your decisions will be based on your interests and goals. This chapter will provide some additional considerations to factor into your choices. In making a plan to achieve your goals, you want to be sure it’s realistic and feasible.
MOVING TO TINSELTOWN
I came out here with one suit, and everybody said I looked like a bum. Twenty years later Marlon Brando came out with only a sweatshirt, and the town drooled over him. That shows how much Hollywood has progressed.
—Humphrey Bogart
If you’re moving to Los Angeles, ...
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