“If you’re having trouble getting in rooms in L.A. and you’re open to moving, or you have some sort of connection to the Southeast, then you’re better off moving to a hub like New Orleans or Atlanta and taking advantage of this market.”
Archives for March 16, 2014
How Martha Graham Saved One Young Dancer’s Life (Well, Career)
Lloyd Mayor: “The work was really talking about shame and empathy and vulnerability, and they are not to be romanticized.”
The Entertainment Industry Begs For Money To Keep Movies And TV In California
“‘It’s no longer our birthright as Californians to expect the film industry is going to stay here,’ Independent Studio Services founder and event co-host Greg Bilson said to the crowd. ‘We have to have incentives that are going to make us competitive with other states.'”
Changes In Production Make The Small Screen Even More Appealing For Big-Screen Stars And Directors
“True Detective is a forerunner of a new era in TV drama. Writer-producer shows such as The Sopranos, Breaking Bad and The Wire may slowly give way to the director-led format.”
Join A Choir, Become A Better Human Being?
“Singing in a choir is a transcendent experience – and there aren’t many of those in life. It instills gratitude and bliss without the contortions of yoga or hangovers of alcohol.”
Science Says: To Be Happy, Shed Your Obsession With Owning Things
Duh? “People can get caught in a negative spiral in which they have unrealistic expectations of how happy material goods will make them. When their experience falls short of those expectations, their instinct is to seek out something new to purchase, putting them in an endless loop of anticipation and disappointment that does not leave room for gratitude.”
Booker Prize-winner John Banville Can’t Stand The Straitjacket Of Genre
“My ideal bookshop would have no sections, just alphabetical, and not just fiction, but all the books next to each other. You would discover things.”