…to the assistant directors who greet your first step on set in the morning with a hearty, “We’re never gonna make this day!”
…to the fifth hammer, whose work ethic begins with “Where’s craft service?” “What time is lunch?” and the ever-popular, “What time do you think we’ll wrap?”
…to every person in a position of power who chooses to wield their out-of-control ego over those who can’t defend themselves.
…and to every other lazy, disgruntled or simply disagreeable individual in the motion picture industry: it’s time to SHUT THE ‘F’ UP and get lost!
If anything positive has risen from the ashes of the Palisades and Eaton fires, it’s an adjusted perspective. Throughout my career, I’ve always despised lousy attitudes in the workplace. So, if you’re not coming from a place of decency and humility, you’re not getting a pass from me anymore. Don’t get me wrong. Over time, I’ve managed to weed out the losers and surround myself with crewmembers who are not just great artists, but great people. And it’s understandable that anyone can have a bad day or weak moment from time to time. But daily, habitual negativity, complaining or whining have a way of poisoning everything in sight – and I’m done with that. I don’t care what anyone’s reasons might be, whatever the situation. Life is too short for that nonsense, and as we’ve just been reminded, too precarious to accept less. Hereafter, if you harbor any of these miserable traits, do us both a favor and stay the hell away from me.
This’s not to say that everyone should always behave like Snow White. After all, I grew up in Brooklyn.
But you know what I mean…and you’ve been warned.
And for the record, in reply to those AD’s from whom I’ve heard that infamous phrase at the top of the page: In spite of you, we ALWAYS made those days!
Excellent.
Hear hear!
agreed!
Love ❣️
Rich, fugettaboutit &fuck off! 🙂
I’m with you! Focusing on solutions.
Amen to that. There sure can be a lot of imposter hanger’on’ers clogging up this magical biz for the rest of us. Only solutions! Now let’s get to work.
Hahaha! I love this post. I heard the same lines more than once. I do have bad days like everyone else, but I usually vent with my wife or my mentors. On set I’m always happy and everything is awesome. More than once I got producers looking at me and asking: “Why you smile every day all the time?” Because I’m doing the best job in the world, and even if it’s mentally, emotionally and physically challenging… it’s also the most rewarding job I’ve ever done. I could spend the whole day on set and don’t feel tired.