A lot of what I do is driven by how I want to be remembered. Do I want to be remembered for fifteen seconds of fame somewhere in Hollywood, or on Broadway? Is it too late to be considered as a lifetime hero or legend?
I'm watching American Idol right now, a television show that I haven't seen in awhile. I'm watching the television hosts exploit individuals with mental instabilities. I am not blaming the creators of the show or the overpaid hosts of the television show. I'm blaming myself for watching. I'm done.
Does everyone have to sell themselves to some degree to get famous? I've been told to audition for this show many times. But seeing the way they treat these people, I would never make myself so vulnerable; especially not to have it all ripped up in front of me.
They have mastered the art of making people laugh and cry. In order to laugh, you have to see someone lose. In order to cry, you have to know what it feels like to lose. They also know how to sell their products. They have mastered the ability to get us to empty our wallets.
They scare me.
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