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

Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman on his advice to an aspiring performer

00:47

Rick Berman

Rick Berman on advice to an aspiring producer

01:29

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

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

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

Beatrice Arthur with Emerson College

Beatrice Arthur on advice to an aspiring performer

00:33

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

Paul Rodriguez with Emerson College

Paul Rodriguez on advice to an aspiring comedian

05:42

Dick Gregory with Emerson College

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

05:23

Betty White with Emerson College

Betty White on words of wisdom for aspiring television performers

04:08

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

Hal Kanter with Emerson College

Hal Kanter on advice to aspiring comedy writers

00:42

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

Elias Davis

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

03:05

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis on his advice to aspiring writers and actors

01:43

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 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

John Forsythe

John Forsythe on advice to aspiring actors

00:25

Jonathan Frid

Jonathan Frid on advice to an aspiring actor

00:33

Harry Friedman

Harry Friedman on advice to an aspiring producer

01:27

Harry Friedman on advice to an aspiring game show host

01:06

Ron Friedman

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

02:24

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

Leonard Goldberg

Leonard Goldberg on advice to aspiring producers and executives

02:21

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

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

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

Lamont Johnson

Lamont Johnson on advice to an aspiring director

01:22

Lamont Johnson on advice to an aspiring actor

00:57

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson on advice to aspiring actors

02:41

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

Michael King

Michael King on advice to someone entering the television business

06:00

Roger King

Roger King on advice to an aspiring television executive

00:34

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

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

Abby Mann

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

02:02

Anita Mann

Anita Mann on advice to an aspiring choreographer

02:39

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

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

Nolan Miller

Nolan Miller on advice to an aspiring designer

01:31

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

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

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

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

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson on advice to aspiring actors

01:58

Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson on advice to aspiring religious television hosts

01:28

Phil Roman

Phil Roman on advice to an aspiring animation producer

01:33

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney on advice to aspiring actors

00:26

Howard Rosenberg

Howard Rosenberg on advice to aspiring television critics

02:04

Meta Rosenberg

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

02:21

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

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

Lew Schneider

Lew Schneider on advice to an aspiring television writer

01:06

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

David Shaw

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

01:04

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

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

Bob Simon

Bob Simon on advice to aspiring journalists

00:50

Sam Simon

Sam Simon on his advice to aspiring writers

00:30

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

G.E. Smith

G.E. Smith on advice to aspiring musicians

02:23

Jaclyn Smith

Jaclyn Smith on her advice to an aspiring actor

00:43

Gary Smith

Gary Smith on advice to aspiring producers

02:24

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

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas on advice to an aspiring actor

01:35

Marlo Thomas

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

02:21

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

Andy Williams

Andy Williams on advice to an aspiring television performer

01:05

Cindy Williams

Cindy Williams on advice to aspiring actors

01:12

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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