Advice

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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"Write what you love. Because if you love it, there’s a chance someone else will love it." - Chuck Lorre, Producer/Show Creator

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

Andy Ackerman on advice he got from James Burrows

01:42

Berle Adams

Berle Adams on advice to aspiring agents

00:42

Robert Adler

Robert Adler on advice to aspiring television scientists and inventors

02:38

Mary V. Ahern

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

01:28

Chris Albrecht

Chris Albrecht on advice to aspiring television executives

01:13

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander on advice to aspiring actors

04:34

John Amos

John Amos on advice to an aspiring actor

01:42

Howard Anderson, Jr.

Howard Anderson Jr. on advice to aspiring visual effects professionals

00:52

John Aniston

John Aniston on advice to aspiring actors

00:34

Alan A. Armer

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

04:27

James Arness

James Arness on advice to an aspiring actor

00:49

Beatrice Arthur

Beatrice Arthur on her advice to aspiring actors

03:37

Dick Askin

Dick Askin on advice to aspiring television executives

03:18

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria on advice to an aspiring actor

02:11

Rick Baker

Rick Baker on advice to an aspiring special effects makeup artist

01:43

Bob Banner

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

01:46

Rona Barrett

Rona Barrett on advice to aspiring gossip reporters

01:09

Bonnie Bartlett

Bonnie Bartlett on advice to an aspiring actress

01:38

Ralph M. Baruch

Ralph M. Baruch on advice to aspiring television executives

01:07

Samantha Bee

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

05:02

Earl Bellamy

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

03:01

Dick Berg

Dick Berg on advice to aspiring producers

00:40

Lowell Bergman

Lowell Bergman on advice to an aspiring journalist

00:25

Rick Berman

Rick Berman on advice to an aspiring producer

01:29

Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman on his advice to an aspiring performer

00:47

Walter Bernstein

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

Frank Biondo on advice to an aspiring camera operator

05:05

Robert Blackman

Robert Blackman on advice to an aspiring costume designer

01:16

Allan Blye

Allan Blye on advice for aspiring writers and producers

00:37

Sam Bobrick

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

00:54

Haskell Boggs

Haskell Boggs on advice to aspiring directors of photography

02:21

Vin Di Bona

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

Al Borden on advice to aspiring propmasters

00:42

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley on advice to aspiring actors

01:32

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain on advice to aspiring writers and television personalities

04:12

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle on advice for aspiring actors

00:10

Carl Brainard

Carl Brainard on advice to aspiring visionaries and inventors

01:44

Kevin Bright

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

Tom Broecker on advice to aspiring costume designers

01:24

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw on advice to aspiring television journalists

02:42

Vivian Brown

Vivian Brown on advice to aspiring meteorologists

00:55

Harvey Bullock

Harvey Bullock on advice to aspiring writers and comedy writers

02:51

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton on advice to aspiring actors

01:36

Robert Butler

Robert Butler on advice to aspiring directors

01:07

Vince Calandra

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

03:11

David Canary

David Canary on advice to aspiring actors

03:40

Stephen J. Cannell

Steven J. Cannell on advice to an aspiring television writer

01:35

Reuben Cannon

Reuben Cannon advice to aspiring casting directors

01:46

Reuben Cannon on advice to aspiring producers

01:11

Jim Cantore

Jim Cantore on advice to aspiring weather forecasters

04:06

Charles Cappleman

Charles Cappleman on his advice to aspiring television executives

01:32

Josie Carey

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

01:20

Glenn Gordon Caron

Glenn Gordon Caron on advice to aspiring writers

00:22

Chris Carter

Chris Carter on advice to aspiring television writers and show creators

00:54

Thomas Carter

Thomas Carter on advice to aspiring television directors

01:43

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta on advice to an aspiring actor

03:03

Tucker Cawley

Tucker Cawley on advice to aspiring writers

02:52

Marge Champion

Marge Champion on advice to aspiring dancers

02:00

RuPaul Charles

RuPaul Charles on advice anyone starting out in the entertainment industry

00:37

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis on advice to aspiring actors

00:51

Margaret Cho

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

Ed Christie on advice to aspiring puppet designers

02:24

Roy Christopher

Roy Christopher on advice to aspiring production designers

02:04

Ron Clark

Ron Clark on advice to an aspiring television writer

01:49

Robert Clary

Robert Clary on advice to an aspiring actor

01:09

Kevin Clash

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

01:07

Alf Clausen

Alf Clausen on advice to an aspiring television composer

00:37

Bob Claver

Bob Claver on advice to an aspiring television director

01:07

Bob Claver on advice to aspiring television producers

00:52

Art Clokey

Art Clokey on his advice to young animation producers

01:42

Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen on advice to aspiring television executives

01:22

Andy Cohen on advice to aspiring television hosts

00:31

Beatrice Arthur with Emerson College

Beatrice Arthur on advice to an aspiring performer

00:33

Betty White with Emerson College

Betty White on words of wisdom for aspiring television performers

04:08

Hal Kanter with Emerson College

Hal Kanter on advice to aspiring comedy writers

00:42

Dick Cavett with Emerson College

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

01:42

Barbara Feldon with Emerson College

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

Norman Lear with Emerson College

Norman Lear on advice to those getting into comedy

01:56

Irma Kalish with Emerson College

Rocky and Irma Kalish on advice on crafting a script

01:38

Rocky and Irma Kalish on advice on crafting a script

01:38

Paul Rodriguez with Emerson College

Paul Rodriguez on advice to an aspiring comedian

05:42

Steven Wright with Emerson College

Steven Wright on advice to aspiring comedians

02:12

Steven Wright on advice to aspiring comedians

02:12

Carlos Mencia with Emerson College

Carlos Mencia on advice to aspiring comedians

04:08

Jack Riley with Emerson College

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

04:54

Louis Nye with Emerson College

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

Jan Murray with Emerson College

Jan Murray on show business advice he received from Al Jolson

01:57

Dick Gregory with Emerson College

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

05:23

Robert Conrad

Robert Conrad on advice to aspiring actors

01:38

John Conte

John Conte on advice to aspiring performers

01:39

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper on advice to aspiring television journalists

01:11

Barbara Corday

Barbara Corday on advice to aspiring television writers

02:07

Barbara Corday on advice to aspiring television executives

01:19

Pierre Cossette

Pierre Cossette on advice to an aspiring producer

00:50

Alexander Courage

Alexander Courage on advice to aspiring film and TV composers

00:57

Ron Cowen

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

03:24

Douglas S. Cramer

Douglas S. Cramer on advice to aspiring television producers

01:25

David Crane

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

Richard Crenna on advice to aspiring actors

03:14

Judy Crown

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

00:36

Billy Crystal

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

Robert Culp on advice to an aspiring actor

00:41

Ann Curry

Ann Curry on advice for aspiring journalists

03:12

Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin on advice to aspiring actors

01:30

William Daniels

William Daniels on advice to an aspiring actor

01:18

Greg Daniels

Greg Daniels on advice to aspiring writers

02:03

Tony Danza

Tony Danza on advice to an aspiring actor

01:03

Bill Davis

Bill Davis on advice to aspiring television directors

01:09

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis on his advice to aspiring writers and actors

01:43

Elias Davis

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

03:05

Joe DeTullio

Joe DeTullio on advice to aspiring television production designers

02:39

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito on his advice to actors

01:26

John Debney

John Debney on advice to an aspiring film and television composer

04:46

Milton Delugg

Milton Delugg on advice to musicians who aspire to write for television

01:17

Kelley Dixon

Kelley Dixon on advice to aspiring editors

03:27

Louis Dorfsman

Louis Dorfsman on his advice to aspiring Art Designers

01:52

Charles S. Dubin

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

Patty Duke on advice to an aspiring actor

01:37

Betty Cole Dukert

Betty Cole Dukert on advice to aspiring news producers

01:32

Rebecca Eaton

Rebecca Eaton on advice to aspiring producers, particularly women

02:29

Garvin Eddy

Garvin Eddy on advice to aspiring production designers

00:56

Hector Elizondo

Hector Elizondo on advice to an aspiring actor

01:45

Peter Ellenshaw

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

Ed Begley, Jr. on advice for aspiring performers

05:05

Dick Enberg

Dick Enberg on advice to an aspiring sportscaster

01:09

Ruth Engelhardt

Ruth Engelhardt on advice to an aspiring agent

01:42

Jeannie Epper

Jeannie Epper on advice to an aspiring stunt person

01:26

Danny Epstein

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

01:00

George Faber

George Faber on advice to aspiring publicists

00:57

Nanette Fabray

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

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

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

Jerry Falwell on advice to aspiring televangelists

01:00

Ruth Duskin Feldman

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

04:02

Julian Fellowes

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

02:57

Mike Fenton

Mike Fenton on advice to aspiring casting directors

01:47

Tom Fontana

Tom Fontana on advice to aspiring television writers and producers

01:37

Dorothy Fontana

Dorothy Fontana on advice to an aspiring writer

03:21

John Forsythe

John Forsythe on advice to aspiring actors

00:25

Jonathan Frid

Jonathan Frid on advice to an aspiring actor

00:33

Ron Friedman

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

02:24

Harry Friedman

Harry Friedman on advice to an aspiring producer

01:27

Harry Friedman on advice to an aspiring game show host

01:06

Murray Fromson

Murray Fromson on advice to aspiring journalists

01:39

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman on advice to aspiring directors and producers

01:23

Eileen Fulton

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

02:21

Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett on advice to aspiring performers

01:21

Michael Gelman

Michael Gelman on advice to an aspiring producer

03:08

David Gerber

David Gerber on advice to an aspiring producer

04:17

Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs on advice to an aspiring actor

04:15

Sandra Gimpel

Sandra Gimpel on what makes a good stunt performer

01:08

Sandra Gimpel on advice to aspiring stunt performers

03:36

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser on advice to aspiring actors

00:22

Lesli Linka Glatter

Lesli Linka Glatter on advice to aspiring directors and producers

00:41

Lesli Linka Glatter on advice to aspiring producers

01:01

Whoopi Goldberg

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

Leonard Goldberg on advice to aspiring producers and executives

02:21

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith on advice to aspiring composers

02:12

Carl Gottlieb

Carl Gottlieb on advice to an aspiring writer

04:24

Lee Grant

Lee Grant on advice to aspiring actors

01:06

Walon Green

Walon Green on advice to an aspiring writer

02:52

Hal Gurnee

Hal Gurnee on advice to aspiring television directors

02:22

Robert Halmi, Sr.

Robert Halmi, Sr. on advice to aspiring producers

00:21

Jon Hamm

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

01:50

Dean Hargrove

Dean Hargrove on advice to aspiring writers and producers

02:16

Jonathan Harris

Jonathan Harris on advice to aspiring actors

00:43

Don Hastings

Don Hastings on advice to an aspiring actor

02:19

Dwight Hemion

Dwight Hemion on advice to an aspiring director

02:40

Skitch Henderson

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

01:21

Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner on advice to an aspiring actor

02:53

Danette Herman

Danette Herman on advice to aspiring talent executives

01:30

Winifred Hervey

Winifred Hervey on advice to aspiring writers and producers

01:15

Albert Heschong

Albert Heschong on advice to an aspiring art director

01:02

Arthur Hiller

Arthur Hiller on advice to aspiring directors

01:17

Leslie Hoffman

Leslie Hoffman on advice to aspiring stunt people

01:44

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook on advice to an aspiring actor

04:59

Lee Holdridge

Lee Holdridge on advice to aspiring film composers

01:49

Ellen Holly

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

Silvio Horta on advice to aspiring writers

01:02

Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter on advice to aspiring actors

02:31

Eddie Foy III

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

Frank Inn on advice to aspiring Hollywood animal trainers

01:35

David Isaacs

Ken Levine and David Isaacs on advice to aspiring writers

02:41

Alan Jaggs

Alan Jaggs on advice to aspiring editors

00:47

Al Jean

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

01:47

Joseph Jennings

Joseph Jennings on advice to an aspiring art director

02:26

Geri Jewell

Geri Jewell on advice for aspiring actors

02:45

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson on advice to aspiring actors

02:41

Lamont Johnson

Lamont Johnson on advice to an aspiring director

01:22

Lamont Johnson on advice to an aspiring actor

00:57

Charles Floyd Johnson

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

Shirley Jones

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

01:29

Sidney M. Katz

Sidney M. Katz on advice to aspiring editors

00:38

Marta Kauffman

Marta Kauffman on advice to someone wanting to start out in television

00:53

Elodie Keene

Elodie Keene on advice that has helped her as a director

04:03

Roger King

Roger King on advice to an aspiring television executive

00:34

Michael King

Michael King on advice to someone entering the television business

06:00

Ernest Kinoy

Ernest Kinoy on advice to aspiring writers

01:55

Walter Koenig

Walter Koenig on his advice to a young actor

04:31

Arnie Kogen

Arnie Kogen on advice to an aspiring writer

00:42

Buz Kohan

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

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

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

Sheila Kuehl on advice to aspiring actors and politicians

01:21

Jack LaLanne

Jack LaLanne on his advice to aspiring television fitness professionals

02:07

Paul LaMastra

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

06:16

John Langley

John Langley on what it takes to be a good producer

02:15

Peter Lassally

Peter Lassally on advice to aspiring producers

02:36

Peter Lassally on advice to aspiring talk show hosts

00:43

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser on advice to an aspiring actor

01:57

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless on her advice to an aspiring actor

00:57

Michael Learned

Michael Learned on advice to aspiring actors

01:21

Eugene Lee

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

Jim Lehrer on advice to aspiring broadcast journalists

04:27

Ken Levine

Ken Levine and David Isaacs on advice to aspiring writers

02:41

Barry Levinson

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

Al Lewis on advice to an aspiring actor

05:23

Judith Light

Judith Light on advice to an aspiring actor

08:30

Hal Linden

Hal Linden on advice to aspiring actors

02:04

Daniel Lipman

Daniel Lipman on advice to aspiring writers

02:29

Barry Livingston

Barry Livingston on advice for aspiring actors

01:43

John J. Lloyd

John J. Lloyd> on advice to aspiring art directors>

02:11

Kurt Loder

Kurt Loder on advice to aspiring music journalists

01:11

Loretta Long

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

01:42

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus on advice to aspiring actors

00:35

Sam Lovullo

Sam Lovullo on advice to aspiring producers

01:40

Susan Lucci

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

Sidney Lumet on advice to an aspiring television director

01:28

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod on advice to an aspiring actor

03:35

Will Mackenzie

Will Mackenzie on advice to aspiring television directors

03:03

William H. Macy

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

Jodi Mancuso on advice to an aspiring television hair stylist

02:14

Loring Mandel

Loring Mandel on advice to aspiring television writers

00:48

Anita Mann

Anita Mann on advice to an aspiring choreographer

02:39

Abby Mann

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

02:02

Randolph Mantooth

Randolph Mantooth on advice to aspiring actors

01:56

Penny Marshall

Penny Marshall on her advice to aspiring actors and directors

03:40

Leslie H. Martinson

Leslie H. Martinson on advice to aspiring television directors

02:23

Bob May

Bob May on advice to an aspiring performer

01:02

David McCallum

David McCallum on advice to aspiring actors

01:18

Beth McCarthy-Miller

Beth McCarthy-Miller on advice to aspiring television directors

02:05

Kent McCray

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

03:52

Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows on advice she'd give to aspiring actors

02:17

Emily Meisler

Emily Meisler on advice for someone going into administration

01:45

Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez on advice to an aspiring animator

01:41

Lee Mendelson

Lee Mendelson on advice to aspiring television producers and animators

02:29

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson on advice to an aspiring actor

02:19

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner

Tammy Faye Bakker-Messner on advice to aspiring televangelists

00:49

David Milch

David Milch on advice to aspiring television writers

00:38

Walter C. Miller

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

01:02

Mitch Miller

Mitch Miller on his advice to an aspiring music professional

02:11

Nolan Miller

Nolan Miller on advice to an aspiring designer

01:31

Vic Mizzy

Vic Mizzy on advice to an aspiring composer

00:58

Paul Monash

Paul Monash on advice to aspiring television writers

02:40

Millie Moore

Millie Moore on advice to an aspiring editor

02:58

Donald A. Morgan

Donald A. Morgan on advice to aspiring cinematographers

00:36

Pat Morita

Pat Morita on advice to aspiring actors

01:46

Howard Morris

Howard Morris on advice to aspiring actors and directors

00:38

Robert Mott

Robert Mott on advice to an aspiring sound effects professional

04:35

Tony Mottola

Tony Mottola on advice to an aspiring musician

01:12

E. Roger Muir

E. Roger Muir on advice to an aspiring producer

01:03

Diana Muldaur

Diana Muldaur on advice to an aspiring actress

00:32

Thad Mumford

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

01:44

Gareth Neame

Gareth Neame on advice to aspiring producers

01:20

Anne Nelson

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

01:50

Alan Neuman

Alan Neuman on advice to an aspiring television director

00:59

Horace Newcomb

Horace Newcomb on advice to aspiring television academics

01:30

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart on advice to aspiring performers

00:21

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman on advice to aspiring actors

01:16

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols on advice to an aspiring actor

01:28

Nicolas Noxon

Nicolas Noxon on advice to aspiring documentarians

01:11

Soledad O'Brien

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

Edward James Olmos on advice to aspiring actors

01:41

Lori Openden

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

Bernie Orenstein on advice for aspiring writers

00:26

Bernie Orenstein on advice for aspiring producers

00:44

Gail Parent

Gail Parent on advice to aspiring television writers

01:29

Fess Parker

Fess Parker on advice to an aspiring actor

03:00

Estelle Parsons

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

03:05

Marty Pasetta

Marty Pasetta on advice for aspiring producer/directors

01:03

Arthur Penn

Arthur Penn on advice he has given his son about directing

01:48

Alan Perris

Alan Perris on advice to aspiring television executives

02:31

Bill Persky

Bill Persky on advice to aspiring television writers

02:26

Bill Persky on advice to aspiring television directors

01:45

Daniel Petrie, Sr.

Daniel Petrie, Sr. on advice to aspiring television directors

02:45

Frederick S. Pierce

Frederick S. Pierce on advice to aspiring television executives

06:03

Pam Polifroni

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

02:21

David Pollock

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

03:05

Abraham Polonsky

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

02:35

Tom Poston

Tom Poston on advice to an aspiring actor

01:08

Jeff Probst

Jeff Probst on advice to aspiring hosts

01:36

Jacques Pépin

Jacques Pépin on advice to an aspiring television chef

02:17

Sterling Quinlan

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

03:54

Charlotte Rae

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

03:01

Hector Ramirez

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

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.

Arthur Rankin Jr. on advice to aspiring animators

01:25

Marian Rees

Marian Rees on advice to aspiring female television producers

05:39

Tim Reid

Tim Reid on advice to aspiring film and television professionals

07:54

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner on advice to aspiring actors

00:47

Rob Reiner on advice to aspiring comedy writers and directors

01:16

Del Reisman

Del Reisman on advice to aspiring writers

03:53

Larry Rhine

Larry Rhine on advice to aspiring television writers

04:00

Hank Rieger

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

Rita Riggs on advice to aspiring television costume designers

00:39

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts on advice to aspiring actors

03:11

Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson on advice to aspiring religious television hosts

01:28

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson on advice to aspiring actors

01:58

Phil Roman

Phil Roman on advice to an aspiring animation producer

01:33

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney on advice to aspiring actors

00:26

Meta Rosenberg

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

02:21

Howard Rosenberg

Howard Rosenberg on advice to aspiring television critics

02:04

Stanley Ralph Ross

Stanley Ralph Ross on advice to aspiring writers

00:57

Mark Rothman

Mark Rothman on advice to aspiring writers

07:52

Tim Russert

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

00:55

Sol Saks

Sol Saks on advice to aspiring television writers

01:37

Maria Elena Salinas

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

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

Joseph Sargent on advice to aspiring directors

02:45

William Schallert

William Schallert on advice to aspiring actors

00:54

Edgar J. Scherick

Edgar Scherick on advice to someone starting out in the business

00:19

Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer on advice to aspiring journalists

02:22

Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin on advice to an aspiring composer

02:03

Herbert S. Schlosser

Herbert S. Schlosser on advice to an aspiring television executive

01:12

Lew Schneider

Lew Schneider on advice to an aspiring television writer

01:06

Alfred Schneider

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

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

02:13

Joe Sedelmaier

Joe Sedelmaier on advice to aspiring advertising professionals

04:05

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer on advice to aspiring musicians

00:52

John Shaffner

John Shaffner on advice to aspiring art directors

00:45

Mel Shavelson

Mel Shavelson on advice to aspiring writers

03:11

Nina Shaw

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

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

01:04

Sid Sheinberg

Sid Sheinberg on advice to aspiring television executives

04:08

Judith Sheindlin

Judith Sheindlin on advice to an aspiring daytime television personality

02:04

James Sheldon

James Sheldon on advice to an aspiring director

00:42

Cybill Shepherd

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

Treva Silverman on advice to aspiring comedy writers

02:10

Chet Simmons

Chet Simmons on advice to an aspiring sports executive

01:32

Sam Simon

Sam Simon on his advice to aspiring writers

00:30

Bob Simon

Bob Simon on advice to aspiring journalists

00:50

Doris Singleton

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

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

01:14

Jaclyn Smith

Jaclyn Smith on her advice to an aspiring actor

00:43

Gary Smith

Gary Smith on advice to aspiring producers

02:24

G.E. Smith

G.E. Smith on advice to aspiring musicians

02:23

Mark Snow

Mark Snow on advice to aspiring television composers

05:28

Sanford Socolow

Sanford Socolow on advice to an aspiring news producer

01:07

John Soh

John Soh on advice to aspiring editors

04:20

Lynn Stalmaster

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

Jean Stapleton on advice to aspiring actors

01:21

Darren Star

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

Ben Starr on advice to aspiring television writers

01:10

Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart on advice to those starting in the entertainment industry

01:46

Norman Stiles

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

01:20

Dick Stiles

Dick Stiles on advice to an aspiring art director

00:42

Howard Storm

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

John Strauss on advice to someone starting out in public relations

02:35

Donald L. Taffner, Sr.

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

02:22

George Takei

George Takei on his advice to aspiring actors

01:33

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor on advice to an aspiring actor

02:50

Nina Tassler

Nina Tassler on advice to aspiring television executives

02:25

Marlo Thomas

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

02:21

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas on advice to an aspiring actor

01:35

Stanford Tischler

Stanford Tischler on advice to an aspiring editor

00:50

Daniel J. Travanti

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

06:26

Robert Trout

Robert Trout on advice to aspiring broadcast journalists

04:04

Ret Turner

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

01:24

Saul Turteltaub

Saul Turteltaub on advice to aspiring writers

00:44

Saul Turteltaub on advice to aspiring producers

00:49

Bill Tush

Bill Tush on advice to aspiring television personalities

00:58

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams on advice to an aspiring actress

01:15

Tracey Ullman

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

01:27

Dean Valentine

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

05:06

Jac Venza

Jac Venza on advice to an aspiring television producer

01:02

Bob Vila

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

Helen Wagner on advice to aspiring actresses

01:14

Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker on advice to aspiring comedians

01:38

James Wall

James Wall on advice to a young television stage manager

01:31

Joseph A. Wapner

Joseph Wapner on advice to aspiring TV judges

00:42

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner on advice for an aspiring actor

04:23

George Watters

George Watters on advice to aspiring editors

01:06

Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver on his advice to aspiring actors

01:03

John Wells

John Wells on advice to aspiring writers

02:10

Michael Westmore

Michael Westmore on advice to aspiring makeup artists

01:46

Ellen Wheeler

Ellen Wheeler on advice to aspiring daytime producers

01:13

Joseph M. Wilcots

Joseph M. Wilcots on advice to an aspiring cinematographer

01:04

Dan Wilcox

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

02:09

Cindy Williams

Cindy Williams on advice to aspiring actors

01:12

Andy Williams

Andy Williams on advice to an aspiring television performer

01:05

Larry Wilmore

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

01:51

Hugh Wilson

Hugh Wilson on advice to an aspiring writer and an aspiring director

01:21

Ethel Winant

Ethel Winant on advice to aspiring casting directors

02:06

Ben Wolf

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

02:32

Perry Wolff

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

02:24

Leo Yoshimura

Leo Yoshimura on advice to aspiring production designers

02:42

Alan Young

Alan Young on advice to an aspiring actor

01:18

Lauren Zalaznick

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

02:47

Kim Zimmer

Kim Zimmer on advice to aspiring actor

01:08

Jeff Zucker

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

Alan Zweibel on advice to an aspiring television writer

02:15

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