I wish the poster had just been a big picture of a greasy slice of pizza. Maybe next time I can get a clause stuck in my contract that says I don't have to have a demeaning and stupid poster. It's easy to be glib about such a weird event. Nonetheless it's important to understand that in fact, in the current climate, everyone is sort of their own producer and must think like a producer about their own work. I'm afraid they are like the trees that fall in the forest with no one around to hear them fall - they don't make a sound.
Truth is, no one is.
All the really way-out people, even alternative rock bands toe the line sooner or later. You must know this already, but the whole thing has a stranger twist yet. Even when you have all these people working for or with you, the full weight still rests on you to play the game. The whole notion of getting out there and auditioning your way into a great role or writing the perfect screenplay is completely out of touch with reality. Yes, perhaps you'll get a supporting role or get offered a rewrite with your effort, but the honest truth is, most every agent, producer, director, everybody, simply looks at the success of your last thing.