I get dozens of emails a week asking for advice on how to become a screenwriter, director, or actor. Usually, I try to encourage people with their hopes and dreams and goals, but I’m often unsure of what to say. The truth is, most people SHOULDN’T be in the film industry. This crap isn’t for everybody.
My hope for this blog is to encourage the few who really belong here to take that risk. But, just as importantly, I’d like to persuade the rest of you to enjoy a richer life in some field besides film. It’s like convincing a buddy not to marry his alcoholic childhood sweetheart who’s been fucking his friends for years. Because, honestly, we’re a bunch of sick fucks out here in Hollywood, and very few of us, not even the rich and successful ones, are happy.
So before I give any advice on how to be a screenwriter, director, or actor, I think it’s important that you have a serious conversation with yourself about whether you REALLY want to be in the film industry…
https://www.jamesgunn.com/2006/11/07/advice-blog-1-do-you-really-want-to-be-in-the-film-industry/