by Paul Rose Jr | Jan 24, 2020 | Acting, Audition, Author, Daily Update, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Living in Los Angeles, Survival Job, TV, Writing
These past few weeks, a good day was any day where at least one good thing happened. Today? Today felt like an embarrassment of riches. Or, like my mom said, it’s been quite a desert, it’s time you got to the oasis. As I mentioned Tuesday, I signed with...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 29, 2017 | Dreams, Frustration, Historical Note, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Inspirational Quote, Music Video, Relationships
In the 1970’s Jonathan Cain was just a young man with a dream to make it in music. He moved from his family home in Chicago to Los Angeles, and started hustling. But as anyone in Hollywood can tell you, it was a struggle – to make ends meet, find a gig,...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 11, 2017 | Acting, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Writing
Chris D’Elia knew he was funny, or at least, he knew he could make his friends and family laugh. He had gotten a few acting gigs, in part thanks to his father, director Bill D’Elia; sold a couple of scripts, but he really wanted to do stand up, he thought,...
by Paul Rose Jr | Mar 24, 2017 | Creativity, Film, Greenhouse, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Inspirational Quote, Reading, Relationships, Storytelling, Workshop, Writing
So last Saturday, I was at a Greenhouse Productions Spotlight workshop on Creativity: Beauty in Story with Brian S. Chan and in the midst of his lecture, he puts this quote up on the screen: “Big Fish illustrates how stories provide life with a narrative...
by Paul Rose Jr | Mar 6, 2017 | Awards, Greenhouse, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, TV, Writing
Great night at Greenhouse tonight. Harry Friedman could easily be considered one of the most successful producers in Hollywood, having overseen more than 8000 episodes of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! and won almost 50 Emmy awards. But the best part of his story...
by Paul Rose Jr | Feb 28, 2017 | Audition, Daily Update, Dreams, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Jar of Awesome, Relationships, TV
Had a good day today – got started with work early so I could get finished in time to meet Krista Parkinson, the mentor and entrepreneur behind My Grads Get Jobs, and 8 other students for VIP access to a taping of The REAL at Warner Brother Studios in Burbank....
