It’s graduation season and that means it’s also time for one of my favorite traditions – commencement speeches. I love commencement speeches because they represent an opportunity for people to share lessons they’ve learned in their journeys with the world. So many have inspired me this year and created moments…
Posts Written ByBrian Medavoy
The Difference Between An Actor And A Star
Bob Lefsetz is one of the sharpest voices in music right now. I don’t mean his singing voice – I can’t say I’ve ever heard him sing – but rather his sharp and critical take on the industry. In his newsletter, the Lefsetz Letter, Bob’s audacious manner and strong POV…
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. Why have I worked as a talent manager for 25 years? Because I have a passion for making people feel something they’ve never…
3 Ways Actors Can Avoid Becoming Their Own Worst Enemy
Any actor setting out to make it in Hollywood faces a mountain of struggles. There’s the sea of extraordinary talent to compete with, the years of perseverance you must have within you, and the resourcefulness necessary to get work and be seen. It’s a tough road for anyone, and it…
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…
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. Midland is a fairly ordinary school in that it boasts an excellent college prep curriculum, and prides itself on sending students to Harvard, Stanford, and…
What The Future of Media Means For The Future Of Acting Careers
The entertainment industry doesn’t operate in a vacuum. The way careers are built and survive in Hollywood is influenced daily by broader shifts in culture, technology, and IN THE WAY people consume stories. As a manager, a big part of my job is to keep up to date with this…
Lessons from a 20 Year Hollywood Partnership
The other day I came across a 1998 LA Times Magazine article which featured a profile of myself and my future partner Erwin More as part of their “Hollywood Now” issue. I couldn’t believe my eyes and, instantly, two thoughts came to mind: Hollywood seems like such a different place…
My Best of 2017
Happy New Year! I hope you have been enjoying the holidays and are ready to have a spectacular 2018. Thank you for your interest, attention, and support throughout 2017. Here’s a look back at the ideas that moved me enough to write about them this year. I hope they help…
