Frank Ortega
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Podcast Appearances
I love movies, and it's hard not to. I mean, you'd have to say, like, I don't love dreaming. And I grew up watching them, and one of my memories, a few times I was alone with my mom, we had a time together, was the Oscars when they went really late.
I love movies, and it's hard not to. I mean, you'd have to say, like, I don't love dreaming. And I grew up watching them, and one of my memories, a few times I was alone with my mom, we had a time together, was the Oscars when they went really late.
I love movies, and it's hard not to. I mean, you'd have to say, like, I don't love dreaming. And I grew up watching them, and one of my memories, a few times I was alone with my mom, we had a time together, was the Oscars when they went really late.
Everyone else would go to bed, and she and I would sit up on the couch and watch it to the end, and she would make these special snacks that she never made at any other time. And then I got a Super 8 camera and a video camera and I would do this stuff in high school and then in college. It was just so exciting. And so I graduated and then I came to New York. I was just like itching to make movies.
Everyone else would go to bed, and she and I would sit up on the couch and watch it to the end, and she would make these special snacks that she never made at any other time. And then I got a Super 8 camera and a video camera and I would do this stuff in high school and then in college. It was just so exciting. And so I graduated and then I came to New York. I was just like itching to make movies.
Everyone else would go to bed, and she and I would sit up on the couch and watch it to the end, and she would make these special snacks that she never made at any other time. And then I got a Super 8 camera and a video camera and I would do this stuff in high school and then in college. It was just so exciting. And so I graduated and then I came to New York. I was just like itching to make movies.
And it was like hitting a brick wall at 90 miles an hour. Because it's like you need to work, you need rent, you need... And my mother, who had always been... Both my parents were very sarcastic about that line of work. My mom would be like, well, I'm sure you could go to an employment agency and just say that you want to be a director.
And it was like hitting a brick wall at 90 miles an hour. Because it's like you need to work, you need rent, you need... And my mother, who had always been... Both my parents were very sarcastic about that line of work. My mom would be like, well, I'm sure you could go to an employment agency and just say that you want to be a director.
And it was like hitting a brick wall at 90 miles an hour. Because it's like you need to work, you need rent, you need... And my mother, who had always been... Both my parents were very sarcastic about that line of work. My mom would be like, well, I'm sure you could go to an employment agency and just say that you want to be a director.
And that's expressing love to your child and disapproval at the same time. So I got my second job. All the jobs were horrible, the early jobs. And of course, I was sending out resumes everywhere. You know, film crew, anything, anything, anything. Because I did a lot of film work and I'm fast on my feet. Nothing. So I ended up at the Yale Club. This was a horrible job, the front desk.
And that's expressing love to your child and disapproval at the same time. So I got my second job. All the jobs were horrible, the early jobs. And of course, I was sending out resumes everywhere. You know, film crew, anything, anything, anything. Because I did a lot of film work and I'm fast on my feet. Nothing. So I ended up at the Yale Club. This was a horrible job, the front desk.
And that's expressing love to your child and disapproval at the same time. So I got my second job. All the jobs were horrible, the early jobs. And of course, I was sending out resumes everywhere. You know, film crew, anything, anything, anything. Because I did a lot of film work and I'm fast on my feet. Nothing. So I ended up at the Yale Club. This was a horrible job, the front desk.
And one morning, I'd done the night shift. This is the early 80s. And so I come out at 8 in the morning, after a whole night at that place, and I'm still wearing the hideous outfit I hate, that Yale Club outfit. You gotta wear this blue polyester jacket, the gray polyester pants, the fake leather belt, the fake leather shoes, and the Yale Club tie, which they give you.
And one morning, I'd done the night shift. This is the early 80s. And so I come out at 8 in the morning, after a whole night at that place, and I'm still wearing the hideous outfit I hate, that Yale Club outfit. You gotta wear this blue polyester jacket, the gray polyester pants, the fake leather belt, the fake leather shoes, and the Yale Club tie, which they give you.
And one morning, I'd done the night shift. This is the early 80s. And so I come out at 8 in the morning, after a whole night at that place, and I'm still wearing the hideous outfit I hate, that Yale Club outfit. You gotta wear this blue polyester jacket, the gray polyester pants, the fake leather belt, the fake leather shoes, and the Yale Club tie, which they give you.
And I'm walking up to my horrible tram ride to Roosevelt Island, which is like the island of death. It was such a weird place back then. And I'm walking up, and there on the street, almost to mock me, is that whole Hollywood setup. You know, the trucks, the lights, the gaffers, the rigs, the equipment, the craft table, the whole thing. And I just, it made me like, ugh.
And I'm walking up to my horrible tram ride to Roosevelt Island, which is like the island of death. It was such a weird place back then. And I'm walking up, and there on the street, almost to mock me, is that whole Hollywood setup. You know, the trucks, the lights, the gaffers, the rigs, the equipment, the craft table, the whole thing. And I just, it made me like, ugh.