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Whenever I hear one of these, I want to quote or, better yet, link to a snippet of an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. That’s right. There’s wisdom about doing good work and getting rightful recognition for it contained in episode 11 of season 10 of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Alec Baldwin is the guest. But I could never quote nor link to the dialogue I wanted to share, because it’s stuck inside Netflix. So, back from vacation, I sat down and transcribed it. Here it is, Seinfeld and Baldwin talking about the fallacy that’s thinking “just doing good work” is enough: Baldwin: In this business, which is filled with people you and I know, are very talented people, who aren’t going to make it. There’s a higher degree of luck involved in this than other businesses, I think. You know? Seinfeld: No. Baldwin: Okay. I was afraid you’d say that. Seinfeld: What I find is, the talent is there, but it’s not cultivated. It’s assumed— It’s thought of as some magic carpet. “Well, they

Be findable Thorsten Ball Jun 01, 2024 57 10 4 Share “But isn’t that self-promotion?”, said with a disgusted face. Or, equally disgusted: “Ugh, that’s bragging. Narcissistic. I don’t want to do that.” Or, frustrated: “Can’t I just do good work?” Whenever I hear one of these, I want to quote or, better yet, link to a snippet of an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee . That’s right. There’s wisdom about doing good work and getting rightful recognition for it contained in episode 11 of season 10 of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Alec Baldwin is the guest. But I could never quote nor li

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