Networking
“Networking.” Just the sound of that word makes me feel like a sell out. I imagine two Blackberries at my hip, Bluetooth in my hear, dropping name after name after name. “Oh you know Ashton too? Yes, his villa is smashing.” Followed by some deep cellophane cackle. I hate it. I hate talking to people. I hate feeling like I need something from anyone. I hate laying it all out there, looking like I’m only talking to someone because I want something from them.
How do you navigate such disparing seas? How do you deal with having to be an artist and a business person. An actor is a sole proprietor. The artist and the product.
Maybe I should change my perception of all this phony-bologna, Hollywood BS. Ultimately those people would want something from me too, right? Maybe Networking is more about building relationships. Symbiosis. Exchange. Giving and Receiving. Just maybe, when meeting new people it’s better to be open to all the possibilities than closed.
–TV, Bitch!
