How to Avoid Hiring "Problem People" in the Entertainment Industry

📚 Production Solutions: 5 Tips to Help Reduce Stress on Your Next Creative Project.

Have you ever worked with a talented individual who made your life miserable? How did that go for you?

My motto is: Never work with anyone who gives you a headache or a stomach ache.

But following my own advice is often tough since the entertainment industry is full of very talented but often arrogant, egocentric, neurotic or just plain annoying people. 

Our work as artists, producers and filmmakers is stressful, no matter what we are producing. Working in production--whether it’s an intimate off-Broadway show or big-budget independent film--requires everyone to work long hours under challenging circumstances, often for very little money.

This is why it’s so important to choose your team wisely.  

Here are 5 tips for hiring the best and most talented crew that I’ve learned from my time in the trenches: