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just kind of luck of the draw and if your And a lot of stars right now are staykid’s what they’re looking for.
ing with their original agents. Who’ve
worked hard with them. We’re seeing a
If they like the kid you’ve submitted, lot of that. They’re not going with the
then they go on the audition and then top couple.
what happens?
Do agents like when the kid they repWell, it depends on what it’s for. Some- resent has a manager? Is that helpful
times, if it’s for a film, they go slower. to you?
If it’s for Disney show, a Nickelodeon
show, and episodic, they move really Different agents like it, different agents
fast. The breakdown can go out on a don’t. For me, coming from being a
Wednesday, submit to it on a Wednes- manager myself, I appreciate the value
day, get the call on a Wednesday for a of it, but it’s got to be a good manager.
Thursday audition, go in on Thursday, I’ve found out that one of my kids’ has
call back on Friday, shoot on Monday. had a manager this entire time and I had
So it can go really fast. Or, sometimes no idea. The manager never reached
they’re drawn out. I had a girl just out to me. I didn’t know. So that manbook a surfing movie and I submitted ager’s worthless to me. That’s the parher probably two months ago. So it de- ent’s problem that they have a manager
pends.
that does nothing. But another one of
my kids is with a very good manager,
So, where do you see yourself a year and there was a role that came up and
from now.
the manager and I talked about it. We
both pitched it. She got called in. She
Well, I want as many of my kids to be got called back. And she’s up for possiseries regulars and to be working on bly a series regular. So that’s team work.
major movies. We’ve got some kids
right now working on major movies. At what point does a child need a
Series regular is what I want – a bunch manager? If they’ve got an agent, why
of them. As many series regulars as I do they need a manager?
can, and I want them to stay with me. I
want loyalty. I don’t want them to move You know, I can’t do everything on my
to one of the top five talent agencies – own and a lot of parents need a lot of
they poach everybody. As soon as the hand holding. They need someone to
agents develop them, they come in and walk through things. Also, I know most
take them. We’re trying to make it to offices, but I may have a really good
where they have no reason to leave. relationship with maybe these casting
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