Needless to say, anybody who can stumble through a C-major scale knows that Art Tatum always gave his audiences 10 times their money's worth.
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Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.
Last year, when 'Black Swan,' 'True Grit' and 'King's Speech' all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the confidence to make daring movies and not do the same old you-know-what.
A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.
I was a 10 million-plus selling artist.
Michael Jordan brings millions of dollars when he shows up in an arena. Since money is how we judge people, he's very valuable.
If you do a film with a studio, agents step in, they start saying, 'My actor has to get this amount of money', and it becomes about deals.
By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products we can sell.
My dad works in finance, so he kept giving me the stats: only one in a hundred actors makes it. He'd ask, 'Have you thought about producing?'
I loved Art Tatum! And, through him, and other different jazz musicians, I actually found my technique.
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