The Ankler.
Martini Shot
Trying to Fire Your Agent
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Trying to Fire Your Agent

Rob Long on what used to happen, what happens now, and how it's all going to come full circle
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Rob Long looks back on the representation business at a time when entertainment was flush with cash. Agents would tolerate high-maintenance clients because business was booming, and god forbid, you actually tried to leave yours. Presentations, cupcakes, floor seats would follow. Now? The happiest agent you’ll meet in Hollywood is the one you just fired. But bad times mean good times are around the corner as Rob explains what François-Henri Pinault and Casey Wasserman are seeing that you aren’t.

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The Ankler.
Martini Shot
When you’re filming a movie or a television show, when it’s the last shot of the day, the first assistant director will call out, “This is the Martini Shot!” I call these stories “Martini Shots” because they’re exactly the kinds of stories we tell — and lessons we learn — after we’ve wrapped for the day. - Rob Long
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