Thursday, August 09, 2007

"E"

I know a lot of people who don't like "E" on Entourage. He's my favorite fucking character on the show.

My take is, Vincent Chase is sort of a pain in the ass. He's the movie star, effortlessly charismatic. The sun in the sky that the world bends toward. So he's cocky and fickle and he causes problems because he doesn't really know what he wants, and he's easy to sway.

Eric's the guy trying to keep him on track. Eric's the guy who's trying to keep Vince's career moving forward, while everyone else just wants to have a good time. Ari's more concerned with the big deals, but Eric is looking at the longer arc of Vince's career. Throughout the series, Eric's trying to be taken seriously, he's trying to rise above the stigma of being the manager who's really just the movie star's best friend. He wants to be legitimate.

I'm sorting through the sudden interest of managers and agents right now. An ideal place to be, but it's fucking daunting. You want someone who's going to help you get a career with some longevity. Not someone who's just interested in the residual heat you've got in the short term.

I need to build a prosperous career so that I can get a better apartment with a building super without psychological problems who's worth—at least—shit. A one-bedroom in a decent location. That's my new dream, sad as that may be.

There's that stupid old saying, "It's lonely at the top." Well, it was fucking lonely at the bottom, and it's fucking lonely on the way up... so what hope is there??

Maybe I should consider visiting my old therapist. Ahhh, but she'd just give me crap. I don't wanna pay someone to give me crap...

Anyway, um... yeah, I like Entourage.

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