# The Business of Art

... you never know who’s going to be inspired by the art that you create. The art you create, creates art.

Those are the victories as an editor, when you get away with something that an audience would never suspect.

What had suddenly seemed like the perfect way to not ruin my career made me now feel insane. I had to find a way out.

AMC, like it or not, stands as the poster child for all the tin-eared thinking that movie theaters are putting out these days ...

... now you have to meet this person—and not just meet them, but impress them so much that they’ll want to give you work now or in the future.

I’m not impatient when there is no need to be impatient. It helps me to have more realistic expectations.

I’d bet on a variety show starring Taylor Swift versus sinking $200 million into another superhero saga any day of the week.

How does one not only determine when a project is ready for circulation but also when YOU ready to step out into the chaos that is the film & TV industry?

... that amazing rep you have? They’re out. It’s not you, it’s them. What now?

You thought writing a screenplay was hard?

Yes, this is that article. The one that dives straight into the mystery that plagues all writers at some point on their creative journey ...

You are in business. Time to start learning business.

Look, you’re probably on your cellphone constantly anyway, so maybe it’s time to make more out of your time there.

First of all, let’s get clear on what ‘high-concept’ means.

Look, I understand that it’s called show business, not show art, but still, where is the show part in so many of these tin-eared studio exec’s equations?