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I’m a lot happier in people’s living rooms weekly than I think I would be if I was really, really relying on a movie career to keep me fulfilled and excited.

Ben Feldman

I’ve been pretty lucky, I like my jobs.
BEN FELDMAN

Jobs Lucky Pretty
Goals aren’t enough. You need goals plus deadlines: goals big enough to get excited about and deadline to make you run. One isn’t much good without the other, but together they can be tremendous.
BEN FELDMAN

Encouragement Goal Running
Youll have the same problems when I walk out, as you had when I walked in… unless you let me take your problems with me.
BEN FELDMAN

Let Me Problem Walks
If you’ve got a problem make it a procedure and it won’t be a problem anymore.
BEN FELDMAN

Problem Procedures
When you audition for shows in Hollywood, you go in, you do your scene, maybe you get an adjustment. It’s sort of easy, and a lot of times it just feels sort of rote and simple.
BEN FELDMAN

New York Play Simple
I rarely use the telephone because he may not want to see me. I have a better chance of seeing the man I want to see if I do go.
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Girl Men Phones
Unfortunately, my career is increasingly leading me into rooms where everybody is funny.
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Careers Leading Me Rooms
I’m just the least funny person in a room full of funny people, which is basically every single day of work for me.
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Funny People People Rooms
Most people buy not because they believe, but because the sales person believes.
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Believe People Person Sales
You are already broke and don’t even know it.
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Already Broke Know
I never thought I was gonna live in LA. I thought I was gonna live in New York forever.
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Country Forever Live
I think I’m the funniest guy in a room full of unfunny people.
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Guy People Thinking
I do not sell life insurance. I sell money. I sell dollars for pennies apiece. My dollars cost 3 cents per dollar per year.
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Cost Dollar Years
Besides, switchboard girls and secretaries have become very good. They’ve learned to take you apart. ‘Who? Why? What for? What company?’ You don’t always get by. I seldom call on the phone. I’d rather go.
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Apart Company Seldom Switchboard
Don’t sell life insurance. Sell what life insurance can do.
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Great Inspirational Motivational Sales
When you audition for shows in Hollywood, you go in, you do your scene, maybe you get an adjustment. It’s sort of easy, and a lot of times it just feels sort of rote and simple.
BEN FELDMAN

New York Play Simple
Fundamentals are right down to earth. And one fundamental is: You have to make calls. Nothing happens until you make a call. It’s that fundamental!
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Earth Fundamental Happens
I think I’m the funniest guy in a room full of unfunny people. Unfortunately, my career is increasingly leading me into rooms where everybody is funny. I’m the least funny person in a room full of funny people.
BEN FELDMAN

Careers People Thinking
The biggest asset you have is your earning capacity, and that depends entirely on your attitude.
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Assets Attitude Earning
Your value depends on what you make of yourself. Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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Depends People Values
Whereas when you go to New York and you audition for plays, you walk out sweaty and intimidated and nervous and doubting yourself as an actor.
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Actor Country Doubt Intimidated Walk
Read! Study never stops because publications never stop coming in. It’s read and study. And think about what you’re studying. Take it apart and put it together. Ask ‘why?’ And know the answers.
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Answer Thinking Together
I don’t like horror, which is ridiculous because I’ve been in three horror movies, but when I see those things, I see camera tricks and fake blood and actors screaming and I don’t know understand why other actors don’t see that.
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Blood Camera Fake
The basic purpose of life insurance is to create cash…nothing more or nothing less. Everything else confuses and complicates.
BEN FELDMAN

Cash Life Purpose
Doing something costs something. Doing nothing costs something. And, quite often, doing nothing costs a lot more!
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Cost Doing Nothing
Work hard. Think big. Listen well.
BEN FELDMAN

Big Hard Thinking Work
And I’m overcompensated for that. So it’s insane to not use that pedestal to try and at least help someone or something that’s in need.
BEN FELDMAN

Help Leas Need Someone Something

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