Inside CAA
Regarding “Inside the Agency,†Michael Cieply’s July 2 article about CAA, the Hollywood talent agency:
The guys at Creative Artists do nothing all day but stroke people they like and “kill†people they don’t like. They wield a ridiculous amount of power over the minds of an entire nation.
Their power is derived not from ability or excellence or even intelligence. It comes simply from forming a coterie--it’s all “who you know.â€
You can see why this sort of thing has such a negative effect on the Hollywood “product.†In the case of CAA, they usually sacrifice artistic integrity for increased company profits. When they “package†a deal, putting the script, the actors and the director together, more often than not all of these “elements†are in-house.
The game is money and power. The American public gets lousy programming as a result.
RAY MASON
Torrance
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