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Podcast: Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
Episode: Three Things I Learned About Making Movies (Monday Moment)
Description: It started with a speech seven years ago where one producer asked me for the right to turn the story she heard into a movie. Several months later, she brought in a couple of her producer friends who agreed to propel the project forward. They brought in a screenwriter who delivered a brilliant screenplay. And a genius film director who agreed to lead the project. Countless rejections followed from prospective investors who felt the timing was wrong, the risk too high, the likelihood of success too low. And yet, 47 financial investors stepped forward, determined that...