So Mr. John Berka did something great yesterday. He got us a whole lotta free wine and possibly some cool wine glasses for the film. One of the things we've learned is that you can't get it if you don't ask for it, courtesy of one of our first investors and a true angel of ours, Mary Beth Berkoff. And the more we go at this, the truer that is. As an artist, I hate asking for anything. Mostly because I have a very fragile ego and fear rejection. Not just fear rejection, but assume it will automatically be rejection. Yet, I am in a profession where rejection is a standard for my career. I'm too tall, too short, too white, not white enough, too old, too young, etc. Rejection.
Berka has a lot less of a problem with rejection than I do. He understands it's part of the business, part of life. And it's truly nothing personal. That no is one step closer to a yes. And that's honestly been true for us. We've actually encountered very few "no"s in our journey. Even when talking with studio heads of distribution, it's never a no. About "American Legacy," we've mostly heard, "Oh, it's great. Great story, great characters. Too narrow for us (meaning no stars) so we're going to have to pass." Berka always follows up with asking if we can stay in touch and send them the next film. And they always say yes.
If you don't ask, you won't get.
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