In Every Job That Must Be Done,

All Careers Go Up And Down Like Friendships, Like Marriages, Like Anything Else, And You Can't Bat A Thousand All The Time.

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In The Old Days It Was Important, But Not As Important As It Is Today, To Keep Making Success After Success After Success. It's Terrifying Today. You Can Maybe Have One So-so Movie But You've Got To Come Back With Another That's Huge, If Possible, And That Must Be Very, Very Difficult For Young Talent.