Let the Right One In

Guess what's gonna happen in film?

Any guesses? Any?

You're gonna get fucked over. Most likely by people you consider friends. Brian Grazer once told a class full of people who asked him the most important lesson to learn in hollywood 'Every day I work with people who's fucked me out of millions of dollars and I do it while I have to grin through my teeth.'

Truer words have never been spoken. Three lessons I preached that I never followed. Never write something before you have a contract. Never work with a friend whom you know 'you'll figure it out later' and never trust someone - well most people, ever. EVER.

And it's a gift that keeps on giving. People will never STOP fucking you over. they won't learn their lesson. It won't be a magical two hour movie where you'll overcome adversity and become bigger people. bigger people become bigger because they got paid, and pal, if you got fucked over, you ain't gettin' paid.

That shouldn't mean that you don't trust people in the business. I trust my editor, more than almost anyone else. I trust my brit James Williamson out in England. I trust my contact out in NY Dana Abercrombie. I trust forcesofgeek managing editor Stefan blitz. I trust a couple other people out in HW. everyone else I don't even remotely trust. Not even the least. and If I do work without a contract, with unspoken understandings I'll just be fucked. bent over and taken sideways fucked. Its a part of life.

I realized tonight a person i thought was really close to me fucked me, and fucked me good. But i'm not mad at him, after all, he was simply playing by the rules of the game. I don't even have a reason to be upset. But I'm still fucked over. Where does that get me?

A lesson learned and some vasoline. Don't let the same thing happen to you.

EVER.