🎧 Fragile Egos Don't Take Fountain

Rob Long on the Hollywood art of protecting someone's feelings while insulting them

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Bette Davis famously answered “take Fountain” — an L.A. street with fewer lights — when asked her advice for actors starting out. Thing is, the questioner didn’t actually want practical advice. In fact, most of us say we want the truth when we actually prefer our feelings to be protected. Which is why executives wind up delive…