THE LAST MOVIE STARS — INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION
I’m a content junkie. I consume absolutely everything that I find remotely interesting — articles, books, YouTube videos, podcasts, shows, documentaries, whatever — because I feel it’s important to keep learning all the time. Discovering and embedding yourself in new perspectives is a great way to do that. Plus I love to share!
Hollywood Talent Manager Brian Medavoy Holds Q&A at Los Angeles Campus
The New York Film Academy was excited to welcome Talent Manager, Producer, and Emmy Award winner Brian Medavoy to the Los Angeles campus whose TV productions include Dharma and Greg, American High, and Just Shoot Me.
The Most Important Conversation You Can Have Is With Yourself
I think a lot about why. Specifically, why we do what we do: it’s something that I ask any potential client, and it’s something I ask myself.
The 90th Academy Awards: What This Year’s Oscars Says About Where We Are And Where We’re Headed
I live and work in an industry built around inspiration. Every artistic work worth its salt started with someone being moved to the point that they had to create something from it. So it goes, when something truly moves me, I feel the need to write about it. And there’s no better time to be moved by the strides made in our industry than during the Academy Awards.
How Raising Livestock and Chopping Wood As a Teenager Prepared Me For a Career In Hollywood
A little over a year ago, The New York Times published a profile of the Midland School, a small private school in Los Olivos, California.
How to Handle the Ups and Downs of an Entertainment Industry Career
Whether you’ve spent a day or a decade in Hollywood, you know life in La La Land is a series of ups and downs.
How To Change Your Luck In Hollywood
When I hear people talk about actors, I often hear “luck” referenced as a reason for their success.
5 Things Every Actor Can Learn From The Beatles
There’s no shortage of takes on The Beatles and what they meant to music, culture, and even history at large. So forgive me if I sound repetitive like a Buzzfeed listicle here
GIVE Theory: Success is Measured by What You Do for Others
I love this quote because it so adeptly pinpoints why I am so passionate about giving.
Hollywood vs Hollywouldn’t: 12 Tips to Help Actors Navigate the Hollywood Landscape
I love actors. Compared to most people, actors are often more personable – they feel more free to access their feelings and emotions. They tend to be more in touch with their inner child.
These 10 Websites Have Given to Me and Inspired Me to Give Back
For me, the internet is a gift. One of the most impactful, viral and influential services is to read articles and tell people what you like. Having said that, if you are looking for gifts in return then keep the information for yourself.
2016 – The Year in Pictures
What a year. I thought it would be interesting to see such a personal compilation of images representing national and global events, because it casts a new light of perspective on them.
On David Foster, Music, and Passion
Recently, I wrote a post here on Medium about my relationship with my father, Mike Medavoy.
On Khizr Khan, Mike Medavoy, and Fathers
I’ve written a post over at Medium that reflects on Khizr Khan’s speech, his relationship with his fallen son, and my own bond with my father Mike Medavoy.