
Its All Your Fault
How To Make It As A Hollywood Assistant
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 4. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-684-86958-2 (ISBN)
Description
An Essential Guide to Landing -- and Keeping -- Your first Hollywood Job
A position as an assistant to a producer, agent, director, studio executive, or star can be the path to a fabulous career -- or a one-way ticket to hell. How can the aspiring Hollywood assistant quickly learn the inside track to success while avoiding the land mines? It's All Your Fault is the answer. Written by two former Hollywood assistants who've been there and done that, It's All Your Fault is bursting with hard-earned advice, from figuring out who's who and who isn't to sex, drugs, and other work-related issues. Filled with outrageous anecdotes and countless celebrity stories, It's All Your Fault proves an indispensable addition to the nightstand of every wannabe Hollywood mover and shaker.
A position as an assistant to a producer, agent, director, studio executive, or star can be the path to a fabulous career -- or a one-way ticket to hell. How can the aspiring Hollywood assistant quickly learn the inside track to success while avoiding the land mines? It's All Your Fault is the answer. Written by two former Hollywood assistants who've been there and done that, It's All Your Fault is bursting with hard-earned advice, from figuring out who's who and who isn't to sex, drugs, and other work-related issues. Filled with outrageous anecdotes and countless celebrity stories, It's All Your Fault proves an indispensable addition to the nightstand of every wannabe Hollywood mover and shaker.
Reviews / Votes
Kevin Williamson Scream; Dawson's Creek Hysterical and frighteningly true. Not just for the aspiring Hollywood player, but for anyone who's ever confused Sweet 'N Low with Equal. And gotten fired for it. Darren Star Executive producer of Sex and the City This is the book I wish I had read before coming to Hollywood. A terrifying piece of nonfiction. Jack Valenti President of the Motion Picture Association of America This is what it's like swimming in the piranha-infested waters of Hollywood and surviving. What a joy to read a book crackling with wit and effortless humor, which is in short supply even in the dazzling movie world. Diane Keaton Because Bill Robinson was my assistant for two miserable years, you might think I would be enraged to find myself obliquely referred to all over this amazing book. Quite the contrary, I was literally bowled over by the amount of inside knowledge, detailed research, and hilarious anecdotes Ceridwen and Bill offer anyone even remotely interested in a show business career. I laughed, I cried, but mainly I found It's All Your Fault a globally terrifying look into the psychology of moviemaking. Kristen Johnson 3rd Rock from the Sun This is the definitive book on the madness of Hollywood. Chock full of brilliant writing, hilarious anecdotes, and above all, juicy gossip. You will laugh so hard you'll embarrass yourself. Courtenay Valenti Senior VP, Theatrical Productions, Warner Bros. A truly funny, insightful guide about how to succeed in Hollywood. This book is vital for anyone who wants to glean never-before-told insider tips. I only wish I had read this entertaining, smart book when I was starting out -- it would have made my early career years so much easier. John Burnham Executive Vice President and Cohead of Worldwide Motion Pictures, William Morris Agency From a man who's seen it all, from top to bottom: no better advice can be given by greater experts.More details
Edition
Original edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 permissions ok
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-684-86958-2 (9780684869582)
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Persons
Bill Robinson is a writer/producer who founded the production company Blue Relief with Diane Keaton. He has been involved with such successful productions as Unstrung Heroes, Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight, and Hanging Up. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Content
Contents
I. Coming Attractions
1. The Preview
2. Why Should You Listen to Us?
II. Picking Your Poison
3. Assisting a Star: Feeling Julia Roberts's Pain
4. Assisting a Director: Lights! Camera! Protein Shake!
5. Assisting an Agent or Manager: How to be Satan's Handmaiden
6. Assisting a Producer: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
7. Assisting a Studio Executive: An Ideal Job for Someone in the Witness Protection Program
III. Finding Your Place Among the Stars
8. What to Do If Your Last Name Isn't Spielberg
9. Padding Your Resume: It's No Less Ethical Than the Wonderbra
10. Internships: How to Gain Valuable Experience While Xeroxing
11. Congratulations on Your New Job
12. Moving In: Life at the Bottom of the Hollywood Hills
IV. It's All Your Fault!
What Your Job Really Entails
13. Meet the Telephone, Your New Best Friend
14. Don't Look a Gift Basket in the Mouth
15. The Art of the Meeting
16. How to (Not) Read a Script
17. When Pigs Fly: The Art of Hollywood Travel
18. You'll Never Reschedule Lunch in This Town Again
19. The Domestic Drama: Even Michelle Pfeiffer's Toilet Floods
V. The Wrap Party
20. Sex, Drugs, and Other Work-Related Issues
21. From Under the Red Carpet: Assistant Life at a Hollywood Premiere
22. NYC vs. L.A.: Central Park vs. Valet Park
23. www.assistant.calm: The Hollywood Wide Web
24. It's Not Just a Job...It's an Adventure in Codependency
25. Frequently Annoying Questions
26. Roll End Credits: The Recap
I. Coming Attractions
1. The Preview
2. Why Should You Listen to Us?
II. Picking Your Poison
3. Assisting a Star: Feeling Julia Roberts's Pain
4. Assisting a Director: Lights! Camera! Protein Shake!
5. Assisting an Agent or Manager: How to be Satan's Handmaiden
6. Assisting a Producer: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
7. Assisting a Studio Executive: An Ideal Job for Someone in the Witness Protection Program
III. Finding Your Place Among the Stars
8. What to Do If Your Last Name Isn't Spielberg
9. Padding Your Resume: It's No Less Ethical Than the Wonderbra
10. Internships: How to Gain Valuable Experience While Xeroxing
11. Congratulations on Your New Job
12. Moving In: Life at the Bottom of the Hollywood Hills
IV. It's All Your Fault!
What Your Job Really Entails
13. Meet the Telephone, Your New Best Friend
14. Don't Look a Gift Basket in the Mouth
15. The Art of the Meeting
16. How to (Not) Read a Script
17. When Pigs Fly: The Art of Hollywood Travel
18. You'll Never Reschedule Lunch in This Town Again
19. The Domestic Drama: Even Michelle Pfeiffer's Toilet Floods
V. The Wrap Party
20. Sex, Drugs, and Other Work-Related Issues
21. From Under the Red Carpet: Assistant Life at a Hollywood Premiere
22. NYC vs. L.A.: Central Park vs. Valet Park
23. www.assistant.calm: The Hollywood Wide Web
24. It's Not Just a Job...It's an Adventure in Codependency
25. Frequently Annoying Questions
26. Roll End Credits: The Recap