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Love Your Script

The only reason anyone is nice to anyone else in the entertainment business: because friends are your retirement plan.

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By Rob Long • Oct 24, 2012 • 3m Listen

A young writer called me the other day, and he was ecstatic. His first script had been sent out by his brand new agent, and it had been very well received. He was scheduled for meetings all over town and he was excited. That's how you can tell when someone is new to the business: there's a meeting, and they're excited about it...

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    Rob Long

    Host, 'Martini Shot'

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