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Caleb Hearon and Zooey Deschanel's Blunt Advice for Creators Eyeing Film
Key Takeaways
- Caleb Hearon and Zooey Deschanel spoke at TIFF on a panel titled 'For You Feed to Feature Film,' moderated by TikTok's Jenny Kim.
- Deschanel said she was once told she could not succeed in music because of her acting career, and told creators to be the first person to prove doubters wrong.
- Hearon advised creators to 'get comfortable saying no very early' rather than let companies or institutions push them into decisions out of fear.
- Hearon noted most of his bills are paid by podcast ad reads rather than acting, despite appearing in four films last year.
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