If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Garland gives advice about choosing roles if one must participate in dramatic fiction.
- In plain terms
- If doing a soap opera, avoid the worst part.
- What can you take from it?
- If you have to choose a role, pick the better one.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What roles have you avoided?
- How do you choose your path?
Another view
The context is specific to entertainment industry decisions.
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