Chapter 17 Getting Through the Next Door
I don’t mind the dance that you have to do in order to get something made—the hoops you have to jump through, the fake smiles you have to adopt. You just have to. No one is entitled to anything. You have to earn it.
—Sam Mendes
Once you’ve gotten your foot into Door #1, you can’t stop there. Looking for work, keeping up contacts, continuing to learn, networking and continuously creating new industry relationships is a job in itself, and for as long as you’re going to be in this business—it never ends.
THE CULTIVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTACTS
Not all your industry relationships will be the same. Some will become life-long friends, and others will remain as just co-workers and casual acquaintances. ...
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