Its All Your Fault
Chapter One: The Preview
So go the twisted lives of Hollywood's personal assistants, Sherpas to the climbers of the entertainment peaks, handmaidens to the movie star gods, granters of wishes to the too-rich and too-famous. It might be sushi at 4 a.m. It might be a private plane to Tibet, by tomorrow. It might be exotic animals for a party, or prostitutes for an afternoon. It might just be laundry. But it's always something.
-- Washington Post 8/20/98
Whether you're trying to get a foot in the door of the entertainment industry or just love all things Hollywood, this book is for you. The eager neophytes who once flocked to Wall Street are now looking over their shoulders at the life of their friends at agencies, production companies, and studios. Let's face it, it's always been considered hip to be in showbiz and at the turn of the millennium, complete with a robust economy and Internet studio mergers, the biz is booming. Is it any wonder more and more of Generation Y2K wants in on the party?
Starting as an assistant, or in the mail room, is the single proven way to advance quickly in show business. And, for the h ... read full excerpt from: It's All Your Fault: How to Make It as a Hollywood Assistant ebook
