You have no business being in this business.

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Intriguing article I thought you guys might enjoy.

http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2011/08/you-have-no-business-being-in-this-business/

Shttp://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2011/08/you-have-no-business-being-in-this-business/mall excerpt:

I read an article just this past weekend in which the author specifically calls [Kevin] Smith “arrogant” for his “go-it alone” attitude, and I’ve read many others since his Sundance stunt at the premiere of RED STATE in which there is a core dismissiveness about the idea of a filmmaker or film director also being an entrepreneur in their own work, putting forth that we should only be concerned with the making of the film and not the marketing of it. I find this idea generally ludicrous, especially if you’ve taken a look around lately, and have been trying to uncover where in the world it came from.
 
Reminds me of going to a writing seminar at AFI... Larry Cohen the guy who wrote Cellular came up on the stage and said something along those lines... like we have enough people in Hollywood... we don't need any more... sadly the guy wasn't joking... but at least I got my money back...
 
I agree to an extent. All ideas are old, or an iteration of an old one. The "newness" of the idea is completely irrelevant to the quality of the film. There are only 36 dramatic narratives after all, so the only thing truly unique to a story, is the storyteller.
 
Really a fan of what Kevin is doing currently. Say what you want about his recent films like Cop Out and Zack and Miri, but how many other filmmakers do you know that can pack hundreds of people into a theater just to hear them SPEAK, much less show off a flick. He sells the sizzle with the steak. I interview filmmakers every week and it's SO hard to find people who are passionate, charismatic, and candid about their experiences.
 
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