It's All Lies and That's the Truth And 49 More Rules from 50 Years of Trying to Make a Living in Hollywood |
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| Author:
| Brillstein, Bernie
Rensin, David |
| Illustrator:
| Sipress, David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59240-160-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Gotham |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Legendary Hollywood supermanager and producer Bernie Brillstein reveals his collection of wisdom An uncommon collection of common sense, It's All Lies & That's the Truthdelivers the hard and fast lessons of Brillstein s unparalleled business experience in fifty pithy, wise, and completely entertaining essays. Brillstein, whose name is synonymous with some of the highest-profile Hollywood careers, shares these invaluable lessons in the clever, unfailingly honest, and...
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Legendary Hollywood supermanager and producer Bernie Brillstein reveals his collection of wisdom An uncommon collection of common sense, It's All Lies & That's the Truthdelivers the hard and fast lessons of Brillstein s unparalleled business experience in fifty pithy, wise, and completely entertaining essays. Brillstein, whose name is synonymous with some of the highest-profile Hollywood careers, shares these invaluable lessons in the clever, unfailingly honest, and inimitable tone for which he is known and loved.
Memorable tips include-
- Know the difference between "hot" and "good"
- Only doctors and hookers need pagers
- Don t pet the snakes
- Have an opinion, even it it s wrong
- It s all lies, and that s the truth
- When your time has come, success will find you
- The stomachache - and other gastrointestinal warnings
Each of the book s fifty "Bernie-isms" is followed by refreshing commentary, peppered with colorful tales from Bernie s career and clever drawings by acclaimed New Yorkercartoonist David Sipress.