Life After Disney

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The Challenge of Retirement

Hopefully, creativity never ends.

One quiet summer afternoon in June, I received a call to report to the office of a young executive at the Walt Disney Studios. I didn't consider this meeting anything unusual because I had just spent several months working on the film Wild Life. I was well aware that this unusual movie was now in meltdown, and it was probably time to move on.

The executive was the go-to guy for information on your next project, and I was actually looking forward to my next assignment. However, I was about to find out that this meeting would not be like the others. I could scarcely believe my ears when I was informed there was no next assignment. As a matter of fact, ...

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