People have found inspiration in weirder places. I was talking to a friend last night about the grind. You know, the unbearable weight of trying to make it in this town. It's like the magic of Hollywood also puts us through a ton of strife and for some reason, we still love it. That led to him telling me an old joke. It's about elephant poop and Hollywood. I pulled it from the New York Stagehand Glossary, but it goes like this: A man who spent 25 years scooping up elephant poop at the circus was complaining about his disgusting job. "I hate my job. I can't take it anymore," he said vehemently. "Why don't you find another job?" said the friend. Shocked, the man responded, "And what, quit show business?'" If you've seen Babylon, you know that the opening scene follows the character of Manny Torres (Diego Calva) as he tries to get an elephant up a huge hill to a depraved party. While pushing the elephant up that hill, the creature takes a huge dump on him. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 23 January, 2023