Nothing`s ever guaranteed. It`s all math, like, `This guy has better numbers, so give the job to him.` If the business people think they can make money with you, it`s not, like, a deep conversation that they have about you. Actors can get into a rhythm of working where the confidence [about them] is like the stock market. Someone `feels` good, so they pay whatever, which gives other studios confidence, like `Those guys have good taste, they hired him,` so whether he or she is any good, you can do four or five jobs like that until you`re discovered. This town is filled with mystery careers -- people who aren`t discovered found out, and they keep giving money to them. - On having a successful acting career.
Val Kilmer
Nothing`s ever guaranteed. It`s all math, like, `This guy has better numbers, so give the job to him.` If the business people think they can make money with you, it`s not, like, a deep conversation that they have about you. Actors can get into a rhythm of working where the confidence [about them] is like the stock market. Someone `feels` good, so they pay whatever, which gives other studios confidence, like `Those guys have good taste, they hired him,` so whether he or she is any good, you can do four or five jobs like that until you`re discovered. This town is filled with mystery careers -- people who aren`t discovered found out, and they keep giving money to them. - On having a successful acting career.
Val Kilmer
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