When you are working on the launch of an actor, you have to treat him or her like your own child.
To be a good personal manager, you have to be on the case, holding pop stars' hands.
I'm supporting an up-and-coming director. It's the time in my life that I want to share what I know and pass it along.
Dealing with actors is incredibly complex because they oftentimes are like pieces of clay. They want to be told how you want it done. You have to then decide if you want to be the teller or if you want to give them agency.
Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.
Whenever I have launched a new talent, I have taken complete responsibility, like I am launching my own kid.
We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew absolutely nothing, and guide you without trying to tell you what to do.
I need to help people to create the best work that they can. It's just something a producer should do anyway.
