Penn Badgley on Hollywood luck
por Tufail: Penn Badgley
Penn Badgley calls making it in Hollywood a fluke to a degree, warning that telling people to try going to LA is not good advice. He notes talent plays a role, but those who succeed are exceptions proving the rule because the failure rate is tragically high for anyone wanting to perform or make art. To him, it's simply not a meritocracy. The comments came on a CALL HER DADDY mic with UNWELL drinks nearby.
Transcripción (en)
If you're in any town close to like a major city, like a satellite for LA, like there's Seattle, there's Florida, like Tampa, a lot of kids come from Florida. There's other places, maybe Chicago. But if you're in a certain town, people will say, you should try going to LA. I mean, it's not good advice. It's just not good advice. Why? Are you going to make it? You did? Are you going to? Yeah. I mean, it's, I'm not. You're like, I'm the 1% Alex. but this is the thing though it is to a degree a fluke it just is you think? I'm not saying there's no talent involved I'm just saying those of us who make it are something of the exception that proves the rule because the rate of failure in this town is high it's high it's high it's a bit tragically high for people who want to make art they want to do things they want to perform and it's like you know it's to me it's not just it's not a meritocracy you know what I mean I don't know what industry would be but
