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Ben Gorman

They say the fool learns from his mistakes but the King watches the fool!

About Me

I once read that, "You don't get what you deserve in life; you get what you negotiate." For me that phrase rings truth for the career path I've chosen. From a young age my ambitions have been to work within the fast pace and challenging world of Hollywood. Not as an actor, but rather as a talent agent. In an attempt to explain what it's like to go through this process; I have discovered you’re also opening yourself up and saying, “I’m going to allow people to judge what I do.” That’s a big step. The most important thing to remember is that once you’ve done it there’s no going back. And whether you make it or not, whether you make a lot of money or not, it’s a career. And actually, there’s nothing like it. Because once you’ve gotten some real fulfillment from something, once you can say, “I’ve moved someone; I’ve made someone think differently,” it becomes like a drug and you want to keep doing it. It’s the whole bollocks that comes along with it that I’m not sure about you are judged and the way people perceive you suddenly becomes an issue.

My Interests

As a student of human behavior I enjoy all forms of media.

I'd like to meet:

Professional: actors, writers, directors, producers, studio executives, agents from other top firms- including their assistants, Thespians of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,executives with the Association of Talent Agents, the Screen Actors Guild, AFTRA or anyone who genuinely can contribute to my expanding network.
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Movies:



Television:

IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA Mac The Serial Killer Part 1 of 4

Add to My Profile | More Videos GAME OF DEATH - BRUCE LEE

Books:

The Mailroom, What Makes Sammy Run?, When Hollywood Had A King,

Heroes:

ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG...(Tony Robbins is the exception)

My Blog

Assistants pitching ideas throws biz a curve

Last month, Ben Dey, an assistant working in the mailroom at CAA, leaped several rungs on the ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Hollywood ladder by successf...
Posted by Ben Gorman on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:31:00 PST

Once upon a time

How to make a movie on a shoestring budget By JON WEISMANA year to the day after "Once" premiered at Ireland's Galway Film Fleadh, writer-director John Carney was trying to explain how he pulled it o...
Posted by Ben Gorman on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:05:00 PST

Sony aims for Crackle, pop from new site

Sony Pictures is turning its online acquisition Grouper into a ministudio that aims to move some of the best user-generated content onto movie and TV screens.The initiative, which has users competing ...
Posted by Ben Gorman on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:41:00 PST

More legal issues for Girls Gone Wild

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Posted by Ben Gorman on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:10:00 PST

Remaking downtown Los Angeles

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Posted by Ben Gorman on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:09:00 PST

MySpace TV in the works

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Posted by Ben Gorman on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:52:00 PST

Expo hails groundbreaking deal

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Posted by Ben Gorman on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:18:00 PST

Former agent signs overall producing deal

Goldsmith-Thomas pacts with MGM Former agent signs overall producing deal By MICHAEL FLEMING, MICHAEL FLEMING, MICHAEL FLEMING, PETER GILSTRAP .. placeholder for evArticleSlideShowLink...
Posted by Ben Gorman on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:51:00 PST

Our rules!

So recently I was given this email from a past client of mine, she is the mother of two and has a terrific, working class husband that would do anything for his family. She thought I would get a kick ...
Posted by Ben Gorman on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:24:00 PST