People

Preface: mental note.

好莱坞的小孩都挺奇怪的，我不知道该怎么形容他们。各种各样高矮胖瘦、肤色学历、出身见识、有的藏在人群里完全看不出来里面是这样的、有的以为是肌大无脑的、有的以为是从来不会想这些事的、有阴郁的、开心的、父母辈同行的、很小就知道自己天赋的、完全没有天赋的、很小就追随了自己的愿望的、到30岁才开始尝试的、被父母支持的、被父母利用的、物种多样。我们因为各自不同的原因、不同的办法、不同的过程走到这里，大家同场竞技，还是需要一些体育精神。你已经在这里了，有你的一席之地，大家彼此尊重各自的时间和空间。但空间不是白给的，你得告诉我，凭什么留你？来的路不管，留下来，需要实力。不管是市场、还是名誉、抑或是独特性（即便不完整和成熟也难能可贵），你需要让大家知道，你是谁，从哪来，要做什么。所以我猜这是我的 who am I篇。形式是电子博客，配任何本人目前正在使用的2020年产的apple air（？这么久了）。我想我们是有共同点的，还不少。

好莱坞的大人都挺奇怪的，不管是他们是以何种方式、何种办法、何种走到这里，如果在这里有自己的一席之地，一定是某方面技巧惊艳卓伦。可以是任何的事情，包括开freak off的能力，和屯baby oil的能力。但也可能是极度政治正确的能力、不断cycle through过去几十年仅有的那不到十个genre、和三幕或者五幕的能力、或莫名其妙从独立杀入奥斯卡的能力。所有人都很清醒，这不是生活、是工作。私底下，有的人很private，有的人很疯狂，有的人有特殊癖好，但大家相互不打扰。我也不确定这是好还是不好。

Hollywood kids are pretty strange. I don’t even know how to describe them. All kinds—tall, short, fat, skinny, every skin color, level of education, family background, life experience. Some blend in completely—you’d never guess what they’re really like. Some you’d assume are all muscle and no brain. Some you’d assume never think about this kind of stuff. There are brooding ones, cheerful ones, children of industry veterans, ones who knew about their talent from a young age, ones with no talent at all, some who followed their dreams from the start, some who only started trying in their 30s. Some supported by their parents, some exploited by them. A full ecosystem of types.We’ve all arrived here for different reasons, by different means, through different processes. But now that we’re here, in the same arena, there needs to be some sense of sportsmanship. You’re already here—you have your place. Respect everyone’s time and space. But that space isn’t handed to you for free. You have to show me—why should you stay? I don’t care how you got here, but if you want to stay, you need to show strength. Whether that’s in market value, reputation, or uniqueness (even if incomplete or immature, uniqueness is still rare and valuable), you have to let people know: who are you, where did you come from, and what are you here to do? So I guess this is my Who am I piece. The format is a digital blog, typed on whatever 2020 Apple Air I’m still currently using (…has it really been that long?). I think we have a lot in common. Quite a bit, actually.

Hollywood adults are pretty strange. No matter how they got here—by what method, what path—if they’ve carved out a place for themselves, it’s because they’re exceptionally skilled at something. That “something” can be anything—from knowing how to freak off at the right time, to hoarding baby oil like a pro.But it can also be the ability to be hyper-politically correct, or to endlessly cycle through the same ten genres from the past few decades using either the three-act or five-act structure, or that inexplicable talent for leaping from indie obscurity straight into the Oscars. Everyone’s pretty clear-eyed—this isn’t life, it’s work. Privately, some are very reserved. Some are wild. Some have unusual kinks. But people don’t interfere with one another. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not.