RICK NICITA: I was never a volume kind of agent. What I call a volume agent is an agent who descends upon every square possible, wants an offer for every movie, and just keeps showing the client how much they’re doing. Everything has to be a building block for the next one. I tell every client they’re going to be underpaid or overpaid. They’re never going to be properly paid. If this one is too little, you’ll get too much another time. But if you do great, the money will find you. You’re going to be fine. Don’t worry about it. You’ll get there. I had a client, Kevin Kline, who if he got a big
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