How to Stay Focused on Success When Everything Around You is Screaming Failure
changed things. The producers said “no way”…we are not going to risk 5,000 dollars of our money on a “no name writer” that wants to be an actor. They were actually considering Ryan O’Neal for the part because he was a star.
Sly told them “if I can’t have the part, you can’t have the script.” The producers said “take it or leave it”. Sly left it. Now, here is a man with no money, no food, nothing… walking away from 5,000 dollars because he was not willing to compromise. Well, the producers went back and made him a second offer. 0,000 dollars this time. A quarter of a million dollars not to star in his own movie. Sly again said “NO.” They came back a third time with their final offer…5,000 dollars. “No sale, not without me.” Sly wanted this more than anything. The producers finally compromised and gave him the lead role but
