Advice


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Interviewees dispense words of wisdom to those just starting out in the television industry. 

Highlights
Chuck Lorre on his advice to writers starting out
01:03
Geri Jewell on advice for aspiring actors
02:45
Asaad Kelada on advice to aspiring TV directors
02:26
Jeannie Epper on advice to an aspiring stunt person
01:26
Judy Crown on advice to aspiring hair stylists, and on how she'd like to be remembered
00:36
Mark Snow on advice to aspiring television composers
05:28
Who talked about this topic

Andy Ackerman

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Andy Ackerman on advice he got from James Burrows
01:42

Berle Adams

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Berle Adams on advice to aspiring agents
00:42

Robert Adler

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Robert Adler on advice to aspiring television scientists and inventors
02:38

Mary V. Ahern

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Mary V. Ahern on advice to an aspiring television producer, and on then-current shows she admires
01:28

Chris Albrecht

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Chris Albrecht on advice to aspiring television executives
01:13

Jason Alexander

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Jason Alexander on advice to aspiring actors
04:34

John Amos

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John Amos on advice to an aspiring actor
01:42

Howard Anderson, Jr.

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Howard Anderson Jr. on advice to aspiring visual effects professionals 
00:52

John Aniston

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John Aniston on advice to aspiring actors
00:34

Alan A. Armer

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Alan A. Armer on advice to aspiring producers, and on what makes a story work
04:27

James Arness

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James Arness on advice to an aspiring actor
00:49

Beatrice Arthur

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Beatrice Arthur on her advice to aspiring actors
03:37

Dick Askin

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Dick Askin on advice to aspiring television executives
03:18

Hank Azaria

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Hank Azaria on advice to an aspiring actor
02:11

Rick Baker

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Rick Baker on advice to an aspiring special effects makeup artist
01:43

Bob Banner

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Bob Banner on his advice to an aspiring television producer or director
01:46

Rona Barrett

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Rona Barrett on advice to aspiring gossip reporters
01:09

Bonnie Bartlett

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Bonnie Bartlett on advice to an aspiring actress
01:38

Ralph M. Baruch

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Ralph M. Baruch on advice to aspiring television executives
01:07

Samantha Bee

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Samantha Bee on the advice she gives her children about entering the world professionally and beyond
05:02

Earl Bellamy

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Earl Bellamy on advice to aspiring directors, and on advice to actors working with directors
03:01

Dick Berg

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Dick Berg on advice to aspiring producers
00:40

Lowell Bergman

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Lowell Bergman on advice to an aspiring journalist
00:25

Shelley Berman

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Shelley Berman on his advice to an aspiring performer
00:47

Rick Berman

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Rick Berman on advice to an aspiring producer
01:29

Walter Bernstein

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Walter Bernstein on what the industry should/could learn from the Blacklist and advice to others who might find themselves in a similar situation to what he went through
01:46

Frank Biondo

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Frank Biondo on advice to an aspiring camera operator
05:05

Robert Blackman

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Robert Blackman on advice to an aspiring costume designer
01:16

Allan Blye

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Allan Blye on advice for aspiring writers and producers
00:37

Sam Bobrick

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Sam Bobrick on advice to an aspiring writer and on how he'd like to be remembered
00:54

Haskell Boggs

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Haskell Boggs on advice to aspiring directors of photography
02:21

Vin Di Bona

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Vin Di Bona on advice given to him by Dick Clark
01:39
Vin Di Bona on advice to an aspiring producer
03:20

Al Borden

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Al Borden on advice to aspiring propmasters
00:42

Tom Bosley

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Tom Bosley on advice to aspiring actors
01:32

Anthony Bourdain

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Anthony Bourdain on advice to aspiring writers and television personalities
04:12

Yvette Lee Bowser

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Yvette Lee Bowser on advice to aspiring writers and showrunners
01:10

Peter Boyle

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Peter Boyle on advice for aspiring actors
00:10

Carl Brainard

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Carl Brainard on advice to aspiring visionaries and inventors
01:44

Kevin Bright

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Kevin Bright on the hardest thing to teach about directing and producing for comedy
01:39
Kevin Bright on the best advice he's received about comedy and show business
00:58
Kevin Bright on advice to aspiring television professionals
01:21

Tom Broecker

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Tom Broecker on advice to aspiring costume designers
01:24

Tom Brokaw

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Tom Brokaw on advice to aspiring television journalists
02:42

Vivian Brown

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Vivian Brown on advice to aspiring meteorologists 
00:55

Harvey Bullock

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Harvey Bullock on advice to aspiring writers and comedy writers
02:51

LeVar Burton

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LeVar Burton on advice to aspiring actors
01:36

Robert Butler

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Robert Butler on advice to aspiring directors
01:07

Vince Calandra

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Vince Calandra on advice to aspiring talent executives - return phone calls and don't book through email
03:11

David Canary

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David Canary on advice to aspiring actors
03:40

Stephen J. Cannell

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Steven J. Cannell on advice to an aspiring television writer
01:35

Reuben Cannon

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Reuben Cannon advice to aspiring casting directors
01:46
Reuben Cannon on advice to aspiring producers
01:11

Jim Cantore

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Jim Cantore on advice to aspiring weather forecasters
04:06

Charles Cappleman

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Charles Cappleman on his advice to aspiring television executives
01:32

Josie Carey

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Josie Carey on advice to an aspiring children's show host
01:20

Glenn Gordon Caron

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Glenn Gordon Caron on advice to aspiring writers
00:22

Chris Carter

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Chris Carter on advice to aspiring television writers and show creators
00:54

Thomas Carter

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Thomas Carter on advice to aspiring television directors
01:43

Dan Castellaneta

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Dan Castellaneta on advice to an aspiring actor
03:03

Tucker Cawley

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Tucker Cawley on advice to aspiring writers
02:52

Marge Champion

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Marge Champion on advice to aspiring dancers
02:00

RuPaul Charles

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RuPaul Charles on advice anyone starting out in the entertainment industry
00:37

Michael Chiklis

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Michael Chiklis on advice to aspiring actors
00:51

Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho on advice from other comedians that she's taken to heart
01:13
Margaret Cho on advice to an aspiring comedian
00:30
Margaret Cho on advice to an aspiring comedian
00:30
Margaret Cho on what she wishes she had known when she first started her career
00:18
Margaret Cho on advice for young women entering the industry
00:31

Ed Christie

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Ed Christie on advice to aspiring puppet designers
02:24

Roy Christopher

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Roy Christopher on advice to aspiring production designers
02:04

Ron Clark

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Ron Clark on advice to an aspiring television writer
01:49

Robert Clary

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Robert Clary on advice to an aspiring actor
01:09

Kevin Clash

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Kevin Clas (as "Elmo") on advice to an aspiring Muppet
01:07

Alf Clausen

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Alf Clausen on advice to an aspiring television composer
00:37

Bob Claver

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Bob Claver on advice to an aspiring television director
01:07
Bob Claver on advice to aspiring television producers
00:52

Art Clokey

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Art Clokey on his advice to young animation producers
01:42

Andy Cohen

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Andy Cohen on advice to aspiring television executives
01:22
Andy Cohen on advice to aspiring television hosts
00:31

Norman Lear with Emerson College

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Norman Lear on advice to those getting into comedy
01:56

Dick Gregory with Emerson College

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Dick Gregory on advice to aspiring comedians, and on profanity in comedy
05:23

Barbara Feldon with Emerson College

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Barbara Feldon on her advice to students: "just acting is not enough"
01:41
Barbara Feldon on what she wished she had known when she was first starting her career
04:24
Barbara Feldon on advice to students about changes in the industry and how to protect yourself; on her agents and publicists and not being as in demand after Get Smart
08:40

Paul Rodriguez with Emerson College

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Paul Rodriguez on advice to an aspiring comedian
05:42

Jack Riley with Emerson College

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Jack Riley on advice to aspiring performers, and on his song writing
04:54

Steven Wright with Emerson College

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Steven Wright on advice to aspiring comedians
02:12
Steven Wright on advice to aspiring comedians
02:12

Jan Murray with Emerson College

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Jan Murray on show business advice he received from Al Jolson
01:57

Betty White with Emerson College

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Betty White on words of wisdom for aspiring television performers
04:08

Hal Kanter with Emerson College

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Hal Kanter on advice to aspiring comedy writers
00:42

Dick Cavett with Emerson College

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Dick Cavett on a piece of advice he once offered to young people
01:42

Carlos Mencia with Emerson College

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Carlos Mencia on advice to aspiring comedians
04:08

Irma Kalish with Emerson College

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Rocky and Irma Kalish on advice on crafting a script
01:38
Rocky and Irma Kalish on advice on crafting a script
01:38

Louis Nye with Emerson College

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Louis Nye on advice to students about a career in comedy and on sacrifices he made to be in the business
05:31
Louis Nye on additional advice to students
00:27

Beatrice Arthur with Emerson College

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Beatrice Arthur on advice to an aspiring performer
00:33

Robert Conrad

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Robert Conrad on advice to aspiring actors
01:38

John Conte

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John Conte on advice to aspiring performers
01:39

Anderson Cooper

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Anderson Cooper on advice to aspiring television journalists 
01:11

Barbara Corday

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Barbara Corday on advice to aspiring television writers
02:07
Barbara Corday on advice to aspiring television executives
01:19

Pierre Cossette

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Pierre Cossette on advice to an aspiring producer
00:50

Alexander Courage

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Alexander Courage on advice to aspiring film and TV composers
00:57

Ron Cowen

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Ron Cowen on advice for aspiring writers: Don't go away. Stick it out.
03:24

Ane Crabtree

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Ane Crabtree on advice to aspiring costume designers -- which includes advice from Patti Smith, William S. Burroughs, and Rick Rubin
15:52

Douglas S. Cramer

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Douglas S. Cramer on advice to aspiring television producers
01:25

David Crane

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David Crane on advice to an aspiring television producer
02:15
David Crane and Marta Kauffman on advice to aspiring television writers
03:49
David Crane and Marta Kauffman on advice to aspiring television writers
03:49

Richard Crenna

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Richard Crenna on advice to aspiring actors
03:14

Judy Crown

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Judy Crown on advice to aspiring hair stylists, and on how she'd like to be remembered
00:36

Billy Crystal

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Billy Crystal on his early stand up-act, and on Jack Rollins' criticism of his act
06:59
Billy Crystal on advice to an aspiring comedian
00:42

Robert Culp

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Robert Culp on advice to an aspiring actor
00:41

Ann Curry

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Ann Curry on advice for aspiring journalists
03:12

Jane Curtin

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Jane Curtin on advice to aspiring actors
01:30

Greg Daniels

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Greg Daniels on advice to aspiring writers
02:03

William Daniels

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William Daniels on advice to an aspiring actor
01:18

Tony Danza

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Tony Danza on advice to an aspiring actor
01:03

Bill Davis

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Bill Davis on advice to aspiring television directors
01:09

Elias Davis

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Elias Davis and David Pollock on advice to an aspiring television writer
03:05

Ossie Davis

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Ossie Davis on his advice to aspiring writers and actors
01:43

Joe DeTullio

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Joe DeTullio on advice to aspiring television production designers
02:39

Danny DeVito

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Danny DeVito on his advice to actors
01:26

John Debney

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John Debney on advice to an aspiring film and television composer
04:46

Milton Delugg

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Milton Delugg on advice to musicians who aspire to write for television
01:17

Kelley Dixon

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Kelley Dixon on advice to aspiring editors
03:27

Ramin Djawadi

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Ramin Djawadi on advice to an aspiring composer
00:50

Louis Dorfsman

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Louis Dorfsman on his advice to aspiring Art Designers
01:52

Charles S. Dubin

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Charles S. Dubin on summing up his career including proudest achievement, advice, collaborating with writers, mentors, and how he'd like to be remembered
02:17

Patty Duke

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Patty Duke on advice to an aspiring actor
01:37

Betty Cole Dukert

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Betty Cole Dukert on advice to aspiring news producers
01:32

Rebecca Eaton

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Rebecca Eaton on advice to aspiring producers, particularly women
02:29

Garvin Eddy

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Garvin Eddy on advice to aspiring production designers
00:56

Hector Elizondo

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Hector Elizondo on advice to an aspiring actor
01:45

Peter Ellenshaw

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Peter Ellenshaw on advice to aspiring artists 
00:23
Harrison Ellenshaw on advice for aspiring visual effects professionals 
03:47

Ed Begley, Jr. with Emerson College

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Ed Begley, Jr. on advice for aspiring performers
05:05

Dick Enberg

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Dick Enberg on advice to an aspiring sportscaster
01:09

Ruth Engelhardt

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Ruth Engelhardt on advice to an aspiring agent
01:42

Jeannie Epper

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Jeannie Epper on advice to an aspiring stunt person
01:26

Danny Epstein

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Danny Epstein on advice to aspiring music professionals who want to work in television
01:00

George Faber

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George Faber on advice to aspiring publicists
00:57

Nanette Fabray

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Nanette Fabray on good advice she's gotten regarding her acting in her career
01:54
Nanette Fabray on advice to aspiring actors
02:30

Jeff Fager

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Jeff Fager on the best advice he received on producing a story, from Don Hewitt
01:42
Jeff Fager on advice for young journalists
01:34
Jeff Fager on the lifestyle of being a journalist
01:28

Edie Falco

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Edie Falco on the best advice she has received
00:59
Edie Falco on the best advice she has received
00:59
Edie Falco on advice to aspiring actors
00:46

Jerry Falwell

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Jerry Falwell on advice to aspiring televangelists 
01:00

Ruth Duskin Feldman

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Ruth Duskin Feldman on her advice to parents with children in the public eye
04:02

Julian Fellowes

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Julian Fellowes on advice to those starting out in the television business 
02:57

Mike Fenton

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Mike Fenton on advice to aspiring casting directors
01:47

Tom Fontana

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Tom Fontana on advice to aspiring television writers and producers
01:37

Dorothy Fontana

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Dorothy Fontana on advice to an aspiring writer
03:21

John Forsythe

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John Forsythe on advice to aspiring actors
00:25

Jonathan Frid

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Jonathan Frid on advice to an aspiring actor
00:33

Ron Friedman

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Ron Friedman on advice to aspiring writers, and on his children who are writers
02:24

Harry Friedman

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Harry Friedman on advice to an aspiring producer
01:27
Harry Friedman on advice to an aspiring game show host
01:06

Murray Fromson

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Murray Fromson on advice to aspiring journalists
01:39

Pamela Fryman

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Pamela Fryman on advice to aspiring directors and producers
01:23

Eileen Fulton

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Eileen Fulton on her acting style, and on advice to aspiring actors
02:21

Betty Garrett

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Betty Garrett on advice to aspiring performers
01:21

Michael Gelman

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Michael Gelman on advice to an aspiring producer
03:08

David Gerber

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David Gerber on advice to an aspiring producer
04:17

Marla Gibbs

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Marla Gibbs on advice to an aspiring actor
04:15

Sandra Gimpel

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Sandra Gimpel on what makes a good stunt performer
01:08
Sandra Gimpel on advice to aspiring stunt performers
03:36

Paul Michael Glaser

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Paul Michael Glaser on advice to aspiring actors
00:22

Lesli Linka Glatter

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Lesli Linka Glatter on advice to aspiring directors and producers
00:41
Lesli Linka Glatter on advice to aspiring producers
01:01

Whoopi Goldberg

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Whoopi Goldberg on advice that Nan Leonard gave her when "The Spook Show" found success on Broadway
01:31
Whoopi Goldberg on Mike Nichols introducing her to Paul Simon, Steve Martin, and Carl Reiner and the advice Paul Simon gave her
02:18
Whoopi Goldberg on Billy Crystal's advice to her for hosting the Oscars: "the first four minutes are yours as the host; after that, it is about the people who want to know if they won"
00:45
Whoopi Goldberg on advice that she'd give to her younger self
00:55

Leonard Goldberg

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Leonard Goldberg on advice to aspiring producers and executives
02:21

Jerry Goldsmith

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Jerry Goldsmith on advice to aspiring composers
02:12

Carl Gottlieb

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Carl Gottlieb on advice to an aspiring writer
04:24

Lee Grant

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Lee Grant on advice to aspiring actors
01:06

Walon Green

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Walon Green on advice to an aspiring writer
02:52

Hal Gurnee

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Hal Gurnee on advice to aspiring television directors
02:22

Robert Halmi, Sr.

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Robert Halmi, Sr. on advice to aspiring producers
00:21

Jon Hamm

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Jon Hamm on what he would want to tell his younger self when starting out in the business
01:50

Dean Hargrove

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Dean Hargrove on advice to aspiring writers and producers
02:16

Jonathan Harris

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Jonathan Harris on advice to aspiring actors
00:43

Don Hastings

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Don Hastings on advice to an aspiring actor
02:19

Dwight Hemion

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Dwight Hemion on advice to an aspiring director
02:40

Skitch Henderson

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Lyle "Skitch" Henderson on advice to aspiring musicians to desire to work in television
01:21

Marilu Henner

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Marilu Henner on advice to an aspiring actor
02:53

Danette Herman

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Danette Herman on advice to aspiring talent executives
01:30

Winifred Hervey

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Winifred Hervey on advice to aspiring writers and producers
01:15

Albert Heschong

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Albert Heschong on advice to an aspiring art director
01:02

Arthur Hiller

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Arthur Hiller on advice to aspiring directors
01:17

Leslie Hoffman

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Leslie Hoffman on advice to aspiring stunt people
01:44

Hal Holbrook

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Hal Holbrook on advice to an aspiring actor
04:59

Lee Holdridge

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Lee Holdridge on advice to aspiring film composers
01:49

Ellen Holly

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Ellen Holly on what she learned from her time on One Life to Live, including advice she would give to young actors about the business-end of television
06:00

Silvio Horta

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Silvio Horta on advice to aspiring writers
01:02

Kim Hunter

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Kim Hunter on advice to aspiring actors
02:31

Eddie Foy III

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Eddie Foy III on advice to aspiring casting directors
04:17
Eddie Foy III on advice to aspiring casting directors
04:17
Eddie Foy III on advice to aspiring actors
01:14
Eddie Foy III on advice to aspiring actors
01:14

Frank Inn

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Frank Inn on advice to aspiring Hollywood animal trainers
01:35

David Isaacs

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Ken Levine and David Isaacs on advice to aspiring writers
02:41

Alan Jaggs

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Alan Jaggs on advice to aspiring editors
00:47

Al Jean

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Al Jean on advice for aspiring writers and for those who want to get into animation
01:47

Joseph Jennings

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Joseph Jennings on advice to an aspiring art director
02:26

Geri Jewell

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Geri Jewell on advice for aspiring actors
02:45

Charles Floyd Johnson

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Charles Floyd Johnson on what he learned from watching his role models
01:34
Charles Floyd Johnson on advice to students who want to be producers
05:56

Russell Johnson

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Russell Johnson on advice to aspiring actors
02:41

Lamont Johnson

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Lamont Johnson on advice to an aspiring director
01:22
Lamont Johnson on advice to an aspiring actor
00:57

Shirley Jones

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Shirley Jones on advice to an aspiring actress, and on how she'd like to be remembered
01:29

Sidney M. Katz

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Sidney M. Katz on advice to aspiring editors
00:38

Marta Kauffman

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Marta Kauffman on advice to someone wanting to start out in television
00:53

Elodie Keene

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Elodie Keene on advice that has helped her as a director
04:03

Roger King

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Roger King on advice to an aspiring television executive
00:34

Michael King

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Michael King on advice to someone entering the television business
06:00

Ernest Kinoy

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Ernest Kinoy on advice to aspiring writers
01:55

Walter Koenig

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Walter Koenig on his advice to a young actor
04:31

Arnie Kogen

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Arnie Kogen on advice to an aspiring writer
00:42

Buz Kohan

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Buz Kohan on advice he offered to his children about working in the television industry
02:35
Buz Kohan on advice he offered to his children about working in the television industry
02:35

Sid Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on sage advice from Walt Disney
02:05
Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49

Marty Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on sage advice from Walt Disney
02:05
Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49

Sheila Kuehl

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Sheila Kuehl on advice to aspiring actors and politicians
01:21

Jack LaLanne

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Jack LaLanne on his advice to aspiring television fitness professionals
02:07

Paul LaMastra

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Paul LaMastra on advice to someone starting out in the television editing field
06:16

John Langley

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John Langley on what it takes to be a good producer
02:15

Peter Lassally

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Peter Lassally on advice to aspiring producers
02:36
Peter Lassally on advice to aspiring talk show hosts
00:43

Louise Lasser

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Louise Lasser on advice to an aspiring actor
01:57

Lucy Lawless

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Lucy Lawless on her advice to an aspiring actor
00:57

Michael Learned

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Michael Learned on advice to aspiring actors
01:21

Eugene Lee

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Eugene Lee on advice to aspiring production designers
03:53
Eugene Lee on what he would have said to his sons if they had wanted to be production designers and on Saturday Night Live having several generations of families working there
02:29

Jim Lehrer

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Jim Lehrer on advice to aspiring broadcast journalists
04:27

Ken Levine

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Ken Levine and David Isaacs on advice to aspiring writers
02:41

Barry Levinson

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Barry Levinson on the best advice he's received about the business
03:34
Barry Levinson on working with his son on HBO's The Wizard of Lies and advice he gave him
03:27

Al Lewis

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Al Lewis on advice to an aspiring actor
05:23

Judith Light

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Judith Light on advice to an aspiring actor
08:30

Hal Linden

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Hal Linden on advice to aspiring actors
02:04

Daniel Lipman

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Daniel Lipman on advice to aspiring writers
02:29

Barry Livingston

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Barry Livingston on advice for aspiring actors
01:43

John J. Lloyd

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John J. Lloyd>  on advice to aspiring art directors>
02:11

Kurt Loder

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Kurt Loder on advice to aspiring music journalists
01:11

Loretta Long

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Loretta Long on advice to aspiring actors, and how she'd like to be remembered
01:42

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus on advice to aspiring actors
00:35

Sam Lovullo

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Sam Lovullo on advice to aspiring producers
01:40

Susan Lucci

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Susan Lucci on good advice she's received as an actor
01:00
Susan Lucci on her advice to aspiring actors
00:45

Sidney Lumet

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Sidney Lumet on advice to an aspiring television director
01:28

Gavin MacLeod

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Gavin MacLeod on advice to an aspiring actor
03:35

Will Mackenzie

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Will Mackenzie on advice to aspiring television directors
03:03

William H. Macy

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William H. Macy on his advice to actors for reading scripts
01:42
William H. Macy on the best advice he's received, and his advice to actors
02:34
William H. Macy on advice to aspiring actors
03:08

Jodi Mancuso

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Jodi Mancuso on advice to an aspiring television hair stylist
02:14

Loring Mandel

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Loring Mandel on advice to aspiring television writers
00:48

Abby Mann

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Abby Mann on advice to aspiring television writers, and on how he'd like to be remembered
02:02

Anita Mann

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Anita Mann on advice to an aspiring choreographer
02:39

Randolph Mantooth

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Randolph Mantooth on advice to aspiring actors
01:56

Penny Marshall

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Penny Marshall on her advice to aspiring actors and directors
03:40

Leslie H. Martinson

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Leslie H. Martinson on advice to aspiring television directors
02:23

Bob May

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Bob May on advice to an aspiring performer
01:02

David McCallum

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David McCallum on advice to aspiring actors
01:18

Beth McCarthy-Miller

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Beth McCarthy-Miller on advice to aspiring television directors
02:05

Kent McCray

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Kent McCray on advice to aspiring production managers, and on the importance of preparation
03:52

Jayne Meadows

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Jayne Meadows on advice she'd give to aspiring actors
02:17

Emily Meisler

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Emily Meisler on advice for someone going into administration
01:45

Eryn Krueger Mekash

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Eryn Krueger Mekash on advice to an aspiring makeup artist
02:00

Bill Melendez

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Bill Melendez on advice to an aspiring animator
01:41

Lee Mendelson

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Lee Mendelson on advice to aspiring television producers and animators
02:29

S. Epatha Merkerson

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S. Epatha Merkerson on advice to an aspiring actor
02:19

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner

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Tammy Faye Bakker-Messner on advice to aspiring televangelists
00:49

David Milch

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David Milch on advice to aspiring television writers
00:38

Mitch Miller

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Mitch Miller on his advice to an aspiring music professional
02:11

Nolan Miller

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Nolan Miller on advice to an aspiring designer
01:31

Walter C. Miller

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Walter C. Miller on advice he gave his children, both in the business, about directing
01:02

Vic Mizzy

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Vic Mizzy on advice to an aspiring composer
00:58

Paul Monash

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Paul Monash on advice to aspiring television writers
02:40

Millie Moore

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Millie Moore on advice to an aspiring editor
02:58

Thomas W. Moore

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Thomas W. Moore on advice for an aspiring television executive
01:29

Donald A. Morgan

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Donald A. Morgan on advice to aspiring cinematographers
00:36

Pat Morita

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Pat Morita on advice to aspiring actors
01:46

Howard Morris

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Howard Morris on advice to aspiring actors and directors
00:38

Robert Mott

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Robert Mott on advice to an aspiring sound effects professional
04:35

Tony Mottola

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Tony Mottola on advice to an aspiring musician
01:12

E. Roger Muir

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E. Roger Muir on advice to an aspiring producer
01:03

Diana Muldaur

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Diana Muldaur on advice to an aspiring actress
00:32

Thad Mumford

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Thad Mumford on his advice to aspiring writers and on how he'd like to be remembered
01:44

Gareth Neame

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Gareth Neame on advice to aspiring producers
01:20

Anne Nelson

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Anne Nelson on advice to aspiring television executives, and on the then-current state of television
01:50

Alan Neuman

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Alan Neuman on advice to an aspiring television director
00:59

Horace Newcomb

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Horace Newcomb on advice to aspiring television academics
01:30

Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart on advice to aspiring performers
00:21

Laraine Newman

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Laraine Newman on advice to aspiring actors
01:16

Nichelle Nichols

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Nichelle Nichols on advice to an aspiring actor
01:28

Nicolas Noxon

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Nicolas Noxon on advice to aspiring documentarians
01:11

Soledad O'Brien

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Soledad O'Brien on advice to aspiring journalists
01:35
Soledad O'Brien on the best advice she's ever received; on the best advice she's ever received
00:56

Edward James Olmos

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Edward James Olmos on advice to aspiring actors
01:41

Lori Openden

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Lori Openden on advice for people who want to go into casting - learn the business side
00:35
Lori Openden on her advice for aspiring actors
00:34

Bernie Orenstein

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Bernie Orenstein on advice for aspiring writers
00:26
Bernie Orenstein on advice for aspiring producers
00:44

Gail Parent

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Gail Parent on advice to aspiring television writers
01:29

Fess Parker

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Fess Parker on advice to an aspiring actor
03:00

Estelle Parsons

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Estelle Parsons on advice to an aspiring actor, and on what makes a good director
03:05

Marty Pasetta

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Marty Pasetta on advice for aspiring producer/directors
01:03

Arthur Penn

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Arthur Penn on advice he has given his son about directing
01:48

Alan Perris

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Alan Perris on advice to aspiring television executives
02:31

Bill Persky

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Bill Persky on advice to aspiring television writers
02:26
Bill Persky on advice to aspiring television directors
01:45

Daniel Petrie, Sr.

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Daniel Petrie, Sr. on advice to aspiring television directors
02:45

Frederick S. Pierce

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Frederick S. Pierce on advice to aspiring television executives 
06:03

Pam Polifroni

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Pam Polifroni on her advice to an aspiring casting director, and on how she would like to be remembered
02:21

David Pollock

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Elias Davis and David Pollock on advice to an aspiring television writer
03:05

Abraham Polonsky

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Abraham Polonsky on advice to aspiring writers, and on his dislike of the internet
02:35

Tom Poston

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Tom Poston on advice to an aspiring actor
01:08

Jeff Probst

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Jeff Probst on advice to aspiring hosts
01:36

Jacques Pépin

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Jacques Pépin on advice to an aspiring television chef
02:17

Sterling Quinlan

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Sterling "Red" Quinlan on the best advice he was ever given
03:54

Charlotte Rae

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Charlotte Rae on advice to aspiring actors, and how she'd like to be remembered
03:01

Hector Ramirez

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Hector Ramirez on advice to someone about to appear on camera
01:21
Hector Ramirez on advice to someone learning Steadicam
01:17
Hector Ramirez on advice to aspiring camera operators
01:16

Jorge Ramos

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Jorge Ramos on good advice he's received about being a journalist 
01:34
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on advice to someone starting a journalism career
02:00

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

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Arthur Rankin Jr. on advice to aspiring animators
01:25

Marian Rees

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Marian Rees on advice to aspiring female television producers
05:39

Tim Reid

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Tim Reid on advice to aspiring film and television professionals
07:54

Rob Reiner

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Rob Reiner on advice to aspiring actors
00:47
Rob Reiner on advice to aspiring comedy writers and directors
01:16

Del Reisman

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Del Reisman on advice to aspiring writers
03:53

Larry Rhine

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Larry Rhine on advice to aspiring television writers
04:00

Hank Rieger

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Hank Rieger on advice to someone wanting to go into Public Relations, and how it's a great career for women
02:37
Hank Rieger on advice to aspiring journalists
00:52

Rita Riggs

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Rita Riggs on advice to aspiring television costume designers
00:39

Doris Roberts

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Doris Roberts on advice to aspiring actors
03:11

Cliff Robertson

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Cliff Robertson on advice to aspiring actors
01:58

Pat Robertson

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Pat Robertson on advice to aspiring religious television hosts
01:28

Fatima Robinson

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Fatima Robinson on advice to an aspiring choreographer
00:55

Phil Roman

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Phil Roman on advice to an aspiring animation producer
01:33

Mickey Rooney

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Mickey Rooney on advice to aspiring actors
00:26

Meta Rosenberg

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Meta Rosenberg on advice to an aspiring television producer and succeeding in the industry as a woman
02:21

Howard Rosenberg

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Howard Rosenberg on advice to aspiring television critics
02:04

Stanley Ralph Ross

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Stanley Ralph Ross on advice to aspiring writers
00:57

Mark Rothman

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Mark Rothman on advice to aspiring writers
07:52

Tim Russert

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Tim Russert on Meet the Press co-creator Lawrence Spivak giving him the best advice he ever got about moderating
00:55

Sol Saks

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Sol Saks on advice to aspiring television writers
01:37

Maria Elena Salinas

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Maria Elena Salinas on advice given to her by mentors
02:56
Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on advice to someone starting a journalism career
02:00

Ted Sarandos

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Ted Sarandos on what he's learned from television and getting the opportunity to work with some of his heroes, and on his advice for aspiring entertaiment professionals
02:24
Ted Sarandos on the best advice he's received in his career
02:24

Joseph Sargent

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Joseph Sargent on advice to aspiring directors
02:45

William Schallert

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William Schallert on advice to aspiring actors
00:54

Edgar J. Scherick

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Edgar Scherick on advice to someone starting out in the business
00:19

Bob Schieffer

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Bob Schieffer on advice to aspiring journalists
02:22

Lalo Schifrin

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Lalo Schifrin on advice to an aspiring composer
02:03

Herbert S. Schlosser

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Herbert S. Schlosser on advice to an aspiring television executive
01:12

Lew Schneider

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Lew Schneider on advice to an aspiring television writer
01:06

Alfred Schneider

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Alfred Schneider on advice to aspiring Standards & Practices professionals
00:43
Alfred Schneider on advice to show creators in dealing with Standards & Practices professionals
00:32

Reese Schonfeld

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Reese Schonfeld on advice to someone who wants to start a cable network
02:13

Joe Sedelmaier

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Joe Sedelmaier on advice to aspiring advertising professionals 
04:05

Paul Shaffer

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Paul Shaffer on advice to aspiring musicians
00:52

John Shaffner

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John Shaffner on advice to aspiring art directors
00:45

Mel Shavelson

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Mel Shavelson on advice to aspiring writers
03:11

Nina Shaw

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NIna Shaw on guidance/cautionary tales she'd offer to clients who rocket to stardom
00:51
NIna Shaw on the guidance she gave to a young Latinx mentee just starting her career
03:26
Nina Shaw on the best advice she's ever received
00:55
Nina Shaw on what she wishes she had known when she started out in her career
00:23

David Shaw

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David Shaw on advice to aspiring writers and his proudest career achievement
01:04

Sid Sheinberg

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Sid Sheinberg on advice to aspiring television executives
04:08

Judith Sheindlin

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Judith Sheindlin on advice to an aspiring daytime television personality
02:04

James Sheldon

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James Sheldon on advice to an aspiring director
00:42

Cybill Shepherd

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Cybill Shepherd on Orson Welles' advice to her on how to learn more about acting
01:14
Cybill Shepherd on advice to an aspiring actor
02:44

Treva Silverman

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Treva Silverman on advice to aspiring comedy writers
02:10

Chet Simmons

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Chet Simmons on advice to an aspiring sports executive
01:32

Bob Simon

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Bob Simon on advice to aspiring journalists
00:50

Sam Simon

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Sam Simon on his advice to aspiring writers
00:30

Doris Singleton

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Doris Singleton on the most important advice anyone ever gave her about acting
01:02
Doris Singleton on advice to actors just starting out
00:39

John Singleton

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John Singleton on the best lessons he's learned over the course of his career
01:14

G.E. Smith

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G.E. Smith on advice to aspiring musicians
02:23

Gary Smith

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Gary Smith on advice to aspiring producers
02:24

Jaclyn Smith

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Jaclyn Smith on her advice to an aspiring actor
00:43

Mark Snow

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Mark Snow on advice to aspiring television composers
05:28

Sanford Socolow

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Sanford Socolow on advice to an aspiring news producer
01:07

John Soh

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John Soh on advice to aspiring editors
04:20

Lynn Stalmaster

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Lynn Stalmaster on advice to aspiring casting directors
02:15
Lynn Stalmaster on advice to actors meeting with a casting director
00:52

Jean Stapleton

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Jean Stapleton on advice to aspiring actors
01:21

Darren Star

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Darren Star on trusting your own instincts as a writer and not allowing the audience to influence your choices
02:16
Darren Star on not allowing success to inhibit you in your career choices
01:02
Darren Star on advice to aspiring writers
01:09

Ben Starr

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Ben Starr on advice to aspiring television writers
01:10

Nick Stewart

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Nick Stewart on advice to those starting in the entertainment industry
01:46

Norman Stiles

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Norman Stiles on advice to an aspiring children's television writer
01:20

Dick Stiles

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Dick Stiles on advice to an aspiring art director
00:42

Howard Storm

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Howard Storm on the invaluable advice he recieved about directing television while he was working on Rhoda
00:58
Howard Storm on advice to an aspiring director
03:40

John Strauss

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John Strauss on advice to someone starting out in public relations
02:35

Donald L. Taffner, Sr.

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Donald L. Taffner, Sr. on advice to aspiring television executives
02:22

George Takei

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George Takei on his advice to aspiring actors
01:33

Jeffrey Tambor

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Jeffrey Tambor on advice to an aspiring actor
02:50

Nina Tassler

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Nina Tassler on advice to aspiring television executives 
02:25

Richard Thomas

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Richard Thomas on advice to an aspiring actor
01:35

Marlo Thomas

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Marlo Thomas on the advice she received from Lucille Ball regarding being a producer
02:21

Stanford Tischler

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Stanford Tischler on advice to an aspiring editor
00:50

Daniel J. Travanti

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Daniel J. Travanti on advice to aspiring actors, and on career highlights and regrets
06:26

Robert Trout

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Robert Trout on advice to aspiring broadcast journalists
04:04

Ret Turner

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Ret Turner on advice to aspiring costume designers; on the role of television on fashion
01:24

Saul Turteltaub

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Saul Turteltaub on advice to aspiring writers
00:44
Saul Turteltaub on advice to aspiring producers
00:49

Bill Tush

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Bill Tush on advice to aspiring television personalities
00:58

Leslie Uggams

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Leslie Uggams on advice to an aspiring actress
01:15

Tracey Ullman

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Tracey Ullman on advice she would give someone starting out in the television industry
01:27

Dean Valentine

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Dean Valentine on advice to an aspiring television executive and to a creator of programming
05:06

Jac Venza

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Jac Venza on advice to an aspiring television producer
01:02

Bob Vila

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Bob Vila on advice he was given for hosting This Old House
01:13
Bob Vila on advice to aspiring hosts
01:19

Helen Wagner

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Helen Wagner on advice to aspiring actresses
01:14

Jimmie Walker

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Jimmie Walker on advice to aspiring comedians
01:38

James Wall

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James Wall on advice to a young television stage manager
01:31

Joseph A. Wapner

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Joseph Wapner on advice to aspiring TV judges
00:42

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner on advice for an aspiring actor
04:23

George Watters

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George Watters on advice to aspiring editors
01:06

Dennis Weaver

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Dennis Weaver on his advice to aspiring actors
01:03

John Wells

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John Wells on advice to aspiring writers
02:10

Michael Westmore

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Michael Westmore on advice to aspiring makeup artists
01:46

Ellen Wheeler

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Ellen Wheeler on advice to aspiring daytime producers
01:13

Joseph M. Wilcots

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Joseph M. Wilcots on advice to an aspiring cinematographer
01:04

Dan Wilcox

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Dan Wilcox on what he likes about writing and advice to an aspiring writer
02:09

Cindy Williams

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Cindy Williams on advice to aspiring actors
01:12

Andy Williams

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Andy Williams on advice to an aspiring television performer
01:05

Larry Wilmore

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Larry Wilmore on advice, and on information he wished he had when he started in the business
01:51

Hugh Wilson

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Hugh Wilson on advice to an aspiring writer and an aspiring director
01:21

Ethel Winant

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Ethel Winant on advice to aspiring casting directors
02:06

Ben Wolf

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Ben Wolf on advice to someone starting out in the cinematography business
02:32

Perry Wolff

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Perry Wolff on his greatest achievement and his advice to aspiring television documentary filmmakers 
02:24

Leo Yoshimura

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Leo Yoshimura on advice to aspiring production designers
02:42

Alan Young

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Alan Young on advice to an aspiring actor
01:18

Lauren Zalaznick

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Lauren Zalaznick on valuable advice she has received, and on her advice to aspiring television executives
02:47

Kim Zimmer

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Kim Zimmer on advice to aspiring actor
01:08

Jeff Zucker

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Jeff Zucker on following your passion and working hard at what you love
02:12
Jeff Zucker on trusting your gut as a Producer and Executive, and not relying solely on research
01:28
Jeff Zucker on advice to aspiring television producers and executives
00:20

Alan Zweibel

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Alan Zweibel on advice to an aspiring television writer
02:15

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