It's pretty easy to see Hollywood as a scary place. Many of us move here knowing no one and launch ourselves into an industry where you're going to hear 99 "no's" before you get one "yes," and that's usually a "maybe."Fear is a powerful thing. It also sends people home from Hollywood. Fear of never working again, of never making it, of someone never seeing what you have to offer. So, how do people make it through these fearful times? Especially if they never end? I found this awesome podcast with directors Ryan Coogler and Jordan Peele, where they talk about this fact and a lot of other cool stuff. Let's dive in. Fear is Fuel In an insightful conversation, filmmakers Jordan Peele and Ryan Coogler recently sat down for the Proximity podcast to explore the intricacies of storytelling, the power of genre, and the driving forces behind their creative processes. These are two guys doing it unlike anyone else in Hollywood. They have singular voices, so it was really interesting to listen to them unpack what makes each of them tick and bond over the stories they've brought to the screen. While I loved hearing these two unpack genre and its conventions, I really resonated toward the end of the podcast when they were dissecting fear. I think it's super easy to become angry when you're working to break in or to get hired consistently. You want people to listen to your ideas or embrace you, but a lot of...
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