Rick taught me two incredibly important lessons that still stick with me to this day. First, you get one favor from anyone in Hollywood, so choose wisely. He considered reading the script a freebie but the next time I needed something I’d better make sure it was good. And second: you’re only as good as your life experiences. Rick’s advice was less about the script and more about how you approach the world—wanting to be creative from a young age is fantastic, but you need to live to have stories to tell. I was spending so much time locked in a basement attempting to hone my craft that I had
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