In Hollywood, you just kind of fail upwards.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In Hollywood, failure leads to success instead of ruin.
- In plain terms
- In Hollywood, you fail upwards.
- What can you take from it?
- Failure can lead to success in Hollywood.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is failure always a ladder?
Another view
Not everyone succeeds after failure.
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