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Thanks, Dave! I think she's going to keep at it until I'm repped. She's really the best.
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Thanks, R.E.! Much appreciated. Talk soon!
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Thanks, Dave. You too!
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(8) the hell out of me!
Just because it's a calling doesn't mean you have to wait around to hear it.
Keep pushing, Friends! Against all odds!
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(7) I'm not one to wait around. So I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing. And while I hope someday I'll find someone I clicked with as much as I did Audrey, I'm satisfied for now knowing I'm getting stronger as a writer/director (and will continue to do so for the rest of my life). And that excites
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(6) job and not a jerk). So here I am; without a rep (after having one for FOUR years). And, given the state of the industry, it may take time to land another one. But I'm confident I will because good reps want to sign people who are easy to work with and will generate their own steam. Given that,
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(5) YOU who has to study the art of screenwriting (and read David Mamet's ON DIRECTING FILM). And YOU who has to sometimes put in your own money to shoot your film or at least beg your friends to work for peanuts...(which they'll do if they believe in you...and they will if you're both good at your
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(4) And I did all this bc there's one thing a lot of writers misunderstand about having a rep. That is: your rep doesn't do the work. YOU DO. They may get you a meeting or an audition from time to time. But it's YOU who has to make the most out of your workday. YOU who has to write your ass off.
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(3) A little. But then I did the thing you do in order to have a career in this industry. I got back to work. Finished the feature. Then helped set up the sketch comedy show (that I'm flying out today to shoot). And hopped on a call with the producers to ensure I'm still their director (I still am).
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(2) on the town and also get a thriller feature from a Canadian playwright set up for me to direct and also get contracts signed for a feature I've been asked to direct that's going to BlumHouse and also shoot a sketch comedy TV pilot. So did the call feel like a kick to the gut? Yes. Did I mope?
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Yeah we’re the complete opposite in the power tool category.
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Great! Let's chat on DMs & I'll fill you in.
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Even better.
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Ha. Yeah no. I kind of do and don't want those folks. But we're shooting a pilot in early '25 so I'm trying to assemble something of a writer's room. So I am sort of that guy. And tbh I'd prefer to find funny people who have something to prove.
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Hyep.
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Love to be added if I'm not already
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Depends on the buzz and the deadline. One script I'm rewriting (that Audrey LOVES) is going out in 2025. So the turnaround is a week or two. When I'm working on something new, could be a 3-4 weeks. We're a lot alike. So we always set dates in advance to hold each other accountable.
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This shit is hard enough as is. Plus I'm a big believer in karma. :)