Hollywood is not a paragon of virtue but the hold it has on people is scary. And the hold its artists have on other artists is even scarier. They move in packs — no individual thought. So when an aspiring artist goes along with these clowns or clown posse, they do so thinking that this is what all artists believe. Not once are they critical. Secondly, there is a voice in their heads that say, “Don’t Question This — it might jeopardize your career chances!”
Here is the truth for these “aspiring” artists. The artists that these aspiring artists emulate would sooner $hit on them than embrace them as an equal. The self congratulation or mutual admiration society you see on TV award shows is phony. Artists have BIG EGOS (why do you think Buddhism is so popular) and they look at other artists as threats. So these aspiring artists should think, “I’ll never be accepted for my talent. I’m really a threat to them. It’s all about them, all the time.” So the sensible thing to do is say, “Screw you clown.”
You might respect the talent, but the personality of these Hollywood artists are terrible — they are herd creatures out to push and protect their career, would sacrifice all integrity for it, are fickle and amoral... usually because they really don’t have a “core.” They are clowns thinking they are kings — an inversion.
Charlton Heston once said, “There are more closeted Conservatives in Hollywood, than closeted homosexuals.”