ABSTRACT
When someone outside the business asks me what I do and I reply that I work in the film industry, the comments range from “That must be fun!” to “How exciting!” to “That must be sooooo interesting!” to “Which movie stars have you met?” And there’s no doubt that these are some of the same thoughts that prompted many of us to get into the business to begin with. At 19, when I was asked if I wanted to work at a television station, I thought to myself, “Of course I want to, who wouldn’t want to work at a television station?!” All we can think of when we’re starting out in this industry is how lucky we are, because who wouldn’t jump through hoops to land the same opportunity? At the time, however, no one tells us how difficult it’s going to be. And even if they did, we’d be hard pressed to let their warnings dissuade us, because after all, who wouldn’t want to work in this business?
