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I didn’t know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":47,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":48},{},[],{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":55,"has_image":56,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":48},3217787,"Of course, I’d like to produce and direct a blockbuster, but you gotta build up to that. So now I’m learning from a bunch of little movies. And it’s more fun with smaller pictures. It’s more creative.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":47,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":48},{},[],{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":55,"has_image":56,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":48},3217778,"I love really crappy carnivals, where you think the ride is going to break. 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This \"usual\" outcome can be seen as both a commentary on the nature of work friendships and an acknowledgment of the complexities of human connection within a specific industry.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn applying this mindset to modern creative work, one strategy is to prioritize authentic connections with colleagues by setting boundaries that allow for genuine relationships outside of work. 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