
Rich
...
and
Famous
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The
Rich
and
Famous
Guide
This is the
toughest
road.
Forall who successfully
navigate
it, there
are
thousands
(or millions)whofall off and flameout. The
rewards
of beingrich and
famous
remain
enticing, so folks keeptrying. It's a
sortof
American
Dream-one culminating in a
house
in Malibuand
secu
rity guardsprotecting the
privacy
youspent
decades
desperately
tryingto abdicate.
But thereare
steps
to
increase
the oddsof beingeithera rich and
famous
talent or
mogul.
It's not
easy.
Otherwise,
we'dall be
Cameron
Diaz.
How
TO
BE A
RICH
TALENT
1. Start early.
Nearly
un
iversally
, talentsof all
stripes
startveryyoungand
stick to it. Thefew "discovered" latein life (in their late20s or
beyond)
almostall toiled from a youngage.
2. Have responsible parents and/or management.
Talents
whodon't
have
a mid-20s
meltdown
all
seem
to
have
fairly
responsible
parents
and/or
ethical,
responsible
management.
Talents
lackingguidancefrom a
parentor eldertend to end up in rehab
repeated
ly.
Talents
mayalsofind
themselves
toiling with littleto showfor it if
their
management
pockets
the
profits
. As with hiring any
professional,
your
manager
must
have
a
demonstrated
history
and transparent fees.
(Creat
iveArtists
Agency
and
William
Morris
Agency
are two of the
largest
and most
respected
artist
agents.)
3. Be responsible yourself.
Garnering
huge
paychecks
for
movies
or
records
doesn
't mattermuch if they're all
blown
on stupidityand
rehab. I
needn
't list the near infinite
examples
of talents
who've
blown
ungodly
amounts ...