Marsh: I do. One of my favorite stories was with Shia, who was an insane, crazy, wonderful persona. After Even Stevens, I wanted him to go to college because I thought, "You're so smart, and this would be a great education for you socially and academically." Initially, he told me he didn't want to, that he had lots of opportunities. Then a few years later, he came to me and said: "Gary, I'm going to go to college. Would you write me a letter of recommendation?" I wrote him a letter of recommendation, and he got into Yale and CalArts. He called me with the great news and said he thought he was going to go to CalArts so that he could continue to work in L.A. About three months later, I get another call: "Gary, I've got to tell you, I'm not going to college. I got an offer for this Transformers thing. It's Michael Bay, and if it works, I could get set for life." How do you tell an 18-year-old kid not to do that? Turns out, it was an OK choice for him. (Laughs.)
In my mind it’s: ‘You’ve landed a TV show, now what’s the consumer products opportunity? The film opportunities? The Disney channel movie? The crossover episode? The book you’re going to write?' So they become Disney stars because they intersect with Disney in many ways, and that’s by design.
lol i like how when the stars are asked about this they deny that they're obligated to do all of this.
Occasionally there are downsides to that: when we get overly identified with somebody and they go off the rails.
That guy kind of sounds like a douche in the interview. They really put kids on these pedestals and it sounds like they're selling the kids, which I get is part of a brand but to look at a kid and see money? That's sad.
Also, I connect more with Miley than the other 3 so I don't know what he's talking about.
i was thinking the same thing but i get the impression that this was someone that was already a bit known, like probably the kid on a abc/nbc/cbs sitcom but i cant think of anyone and now im curious.
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Marsh: I do. One of my favorite stories was with Shia, who was an insane, crazy, wonderful persona. After Even Stevens, I wanted him to go to college because I thought, "You're so smart, and this would be a great education for you socially and academically." Initially, he told me he didn't want to, that he had lots of opportunities. Then a few years later, he came to me and said: "Gary, I'm going to go to college. Would you write me a letter of recommendation?" I wrote him a letter of recommendation, and he got into Yale and CalArts. He called me with the great news and said he thought he was going to go to CalArts so that he could continue to work in L.A. About three months later, I get another call: "Gary, I've got to tell you, I'm not going to college. I got an offer for this Transformers thing. It's Michael Bay, and if it works, I could get set for life." How do you tell an 18-year-old kid not to do that? Turns out, it was an OK choice for him. (Laughs.)
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lol i like how when the stars are asked about this they deny that they're obligated to do all of this.
Occasionally there are downsides to that: when we get overly identified with somebody and they go off the rails.
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Also, I connect more with Miley than the other 3 so I don't know what he's talking about.
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