Chapter 31
Out Takes
FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
Pat Quinn, Quinn Media Management
You’re at your job all day with the person who works you into the ground and makes you get their dry cleaning and makes you cry; and you really become friends with all the other assistants, with all the other assistants who are going to go on and get these incredible jobs. Go to industry events, and like any other business, get to know the names. Study the business, read Variety and The Hollywood Reporter every day. An assistant should be able to demonstrate to their boss that they’re going to be out there ahead of them every day. You have to do more than what’s expected. That person has to feel like they can trust you, that ...
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