It’s All Lies and That’s the Truth: and 49 More Rules from 50 Years of Trying to Make a Living in Hollywood: Bernie Brillstein, David Rensin
Editorial Reviews
Legendary Hollywood supermanager and producer Bernie Brillstein reveals his collection of wisdom gleaned from his fifty years of insight, instinct, and experience in both business and life.
An uncommon collection of common sense, The Little Stuff Matters Most delivers 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 Yorker cartoonist David Sipress. This book is the next best thing to having your own personal manager on call 24/7—without having to fork over 15 percent of your paycheck.
From the Back Cover
Advance Praise for THE LITTLE STUFF MATTERS MOST
“This is the best self-help book I’ve read in years. The Little Stuff Matters Most should be required reading for everybody—and it’s funny too!”—Larry King
“Your career in Hollywood, or anywhere, needs Bernie’s style. A great read.” –Bud Paxson, Lowell W. Paxson Chairman & CEO, Paxson Communications Corporation
“Reading The Little Stuff Matters Most is like having a conversation with your wisest confidante. Like Bernie Brillstein himself, the book is direct, pulls no punches and makes you laugh at yourself even as it’s being brutally honest. I loved it!”—Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
“A brilliantly profound experience in literature. I can’t wait to re-read it sober.”—Martin Short
“Having just completed Bernie’s new book, The Little Stuff Matters Most, I’m now sure that Bernie taught me everything I know about making a living in show business, just not everything he knows. It’s a wonderful guide for everyone navigating through our business.”—Brad Grey, Chairman and CEO, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
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