Re: Max Landis article on Deadline
Do you know Max personally? I don't. So your list is your opinion. But the only thing that is fact is #6. Everything else is debatable or things you've heard about him, but can't be verified as fact.
I wont debate with you about the inner workings of Max's life/career. I don't know him. The only real problem I had wth this thread is how people were implying #6 didn't matter. In Hollywood it matters. I'm not hating on Max for being born into a good situation for working in Hollywood. I say more power to him. He didn't cheat. He's doing what everyone else does. He's playing the hand he's been dealt, that includes his talent and any other attributes.
There really is zero benefit to rank the various aspects of a another man's character based on opinion alone. He could Have a great work ethic, but I really don't know for sure.
Some say if you're fortunate enough to do what you love to do for a living, then it's like not working at all. Is it? I don't know. One good measure of a person's work ethic is if they're able to do a job they don't like and do it well day in day out in order to make ends meet. Did Max ever do the hard work of working a job he didn't love, not because he wanted to but because he had to? I don't know if he did or if he didn't, but I have an opinion which doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.
Some artists become prolific through the use of drugs to speed their process combined with a wealth of free time to pursue their dreams. Does that translate into strong work ethic? Opinions may vary. Not saying Max became prolific that way, just pointing out its possible for some artists to be overly productive without an inherently strong natural work ethic.
IMHO, free time to pursue one's dream is a huge factor in how productive a person may be at their endeavors, especially during unpaid, learning phases of the process.
Originally posted by tuukka
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I wont debate with you about the inner workings of Max's life/career. I don't know him. The only real problem I had wth this thread is how people were implying #6 didn't matter. In Hollywood it matters. I'm not hating on Max for being born into a good situation for working in Hollywood. I say more power to him. He didn't cheat. He's doing what everyone else does. He's playing the hand he's been dealt, that includes his talent and any other attributes.
There really is zero benefit to rank the various aspects of a another man's character based on opinion alone. He could Have a great work ethic, but I really don't know for sure.
Some say if you're fortunate enough to do what you love to do for a living, then it's like not working at all. Is it? I don't know. One good measure of a person's work ethic is if they're able to do a job they don't like and do it well day in day out in order to make ends meet. Did Max ever do the hard work of working a job he didn't love, not because he wanted to but because he had to? I don't know if he did or if he didn't, but I have an opinion which doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.
Some artists become prolific through the use of drugs to speed their process combined with a wealth of free time to pursue their dreams. Does that translate into strong work ethic? Opinions may vary. Not saying Max became prolific that way, just pointing out its possible for some artists to be overly productive without an inherently strong natural work ethic.
IMHO, free time to pursue one's dream is a huge factor in how productive a person may be at their endeavors, especially during unpaid, learning phases of the process.
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