I am working on this Fox pilot and everything is going great. People that I am working with are very professional, a lot of fun, and this whole thing looks like it will be really cool. I can’t spill any details, but I hope it turns out as good as it looks when they’re shooting it. Mind you, I’m not working on the set on this project for the first time ever. I actually enjoy the work, the people I’m working with, and the project. It’s great.

Here’s what I learned from this job before I ever started: I never thought that jobs which pay so little and are frequently so thankless as Production Assistant could be the fodder for political moves and positioning by people with no functional understanding of the business we are working in. Thanks to the people who have given me their honesty, I have come to realize that the fear that other people face in being honest with themselves and one another spill over into their professional decision making. I’d rather hang with the people who tell it like it is, make things actually happen, and are part of the creative process. I’m a friendly person who is geniuinely interested in the people that I interact with, so if you think that means I’m kissing your ass you should think again. I don’t get paid enough to kiss your ass.

If the idea of a friendly ambitious guy who gives 110% of themselves in order to get the job done rubs you the wrong way then by all means…feel free to kiss my ass. There’s a reason why success, particularly the longer it takes, is much sweeter for those who obtain it — because truly successful people have to work for their success and thereby appreciate it more. People who are given everything in life never appreciate anything.

Don’t misinterpret any of this as upset with the job I’m currently working — quite the opposite. When I learn something, even from the best of times, it’s important to talk about it. I gotta get back to work though. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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