Singh: Independent actors must endure 20 to 40 mediocre films for success
Vishakha Singh · EP8: How to build a Multi-Faceted Career: Actor, Producer & Entrepreneur ft Vishakha Singh · May 15, 2025 · at 27:55
Actor and producer Vishakha Singh compares the power-law hit dynamics of venture capital investing to acting careers in the film industry.
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“Same thing with films, right? You got to act in at least 20, 30, 40 films, and then, unless of course you are, you know, supported by a big studio that has access to the best of scriptwriters, et cetera, so almost 50% of all your films will be successful. But to get there, you need to, as actors especially, you need to act in a lot of mediocre content as well.”
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