I got fired from InterTalent. But I could always get into Helena’s. In Hollywood at the time, I’m not sure which was the greater accomplishment. Reading Ari Emanuel’s book got me thinking about that chapter of my life. InterTalent during the week. Helena’s on the weekends. Two places I don’t…
THE CHILL FACTOR
Being available isn’t the same as being discovered. I recently looked at a list of 39 different apps where someone could listen to the same podcast. Thirty-nine doors into the same room. And I thought about how much time we spend in this business building doors, assuming that’s what gets…
Grief is All the Unexpressed Love
Andrew Garfield said it on a podcast. It took me two days to understand what he’d just done to me. My mother, three times. The last one is graduation — her hand on my shoulder, the way it always was. My mom was 76. I still reach for the…
You’re Allowed to Love Something Complicated
Every coach I ever had told me to keep my head up. Here I am, eyes locked on the ball. That pretty much explains why the pros never called. Let me start with a confession that won’t surprise anyone who knows me. I spent the last few weeks yelling at…
I STOLE A POSTER
Sixty years in the business, and IS GOD IS finally made me do it ! I want to tell you something I have never told anyone: in sixty years of working and living in Hollywood — 40 years of premieres, screenings, junkets, festivals, and every conceivable kind of industry event…
Mine Wasn’t Like That
Jonah Hill speaks on stage during SiriusXM’s ‘SmartLess LIVE’ at Avalon Hollywood on April 25, 2026. (PHOTO BY RODIN ECKENROTH/GETTY IMAGES FOR SIRIUSXM) I read something about Jonah Hill talking about how he stepped away because he wasn’t happy — and now he wants to come back and just be funny…
The Long Game (Hollywood Edition)
Brian Medavoy: Watching the Golden Globes this year, I felt something I haven’t felt in a while: relief. Not because George Clooney showed up. Not because Julia Roberts reminded everyone what a “movie star” actually means. But because the energy was different. They weren’t chasing anything. They weren’t explaining themselves.…
Talking About Music Is Really Talking About Ourselves
A Reflection on Connection, Growth, and Lionel Richie I just finished reading Ann Powers’ beautiful NPR piece on High Fidelity — and between that article and Lionel Richie’s new book Truly, I found myself sitting with why I love music, and why talking about it still means so much. Both reminded me that behind every playlist,…
I’m Not Where I Need to Be, But I’m a Hell of a Lot Better Than I Used to Be
I was 30 feet up on my roof, half-naked, swinging a hammer in the pouring rain, still drunk from the night before — all to cover up a lie I told my business partner. That was rock bottom. Cut to 30 years later, standing on a sunlit rooftop in Istanbul, overlooking…