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Fragile Egos Don't Take Fountain
Manage episode 397383652 series 2869832
Bette Davis famously answered “take Fountain” — an L.A. street with fewer lights — when asked her advice for actors starting out. Thing is, the questioner didn’t actually want practical advice. In fact, most of us say we want the truth when we actually prefer our feelings to be protected. Which is why executives wind up delivering notes with fluffy preamble, and why Rob Long was once taken aback when asked if his canceled show meant — ouch — that he was “washed up.”
Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler.
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176 ตอน
Manage episode 397383652 series 2869832
Bette Davis famously answered “take Fountain” — an L.A. street with fewer lights — when asked her advice for actors starting out. Thing is, the questioner didn’t actually want practical advice. In fact, most of us say we want the truth when we actually prefer our feelings to be protected. Which is why executives wind up delivering notes with fluffy preamble, and why Rob Long was once taken aback when asked if his canceled show meant — ouch — that he was “washed up.”
Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
176 ตอน
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