Showing posts with label Lorne Michaels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lorne Michaels. Show all posts

Monday, August 01, 2011

"Bossypants" by Tina Fey

Recently finished "Bossypants" by Tina Fey and found it an entertaining read. The memoir from the 30 Rock creator covered a lot of ground and was frequently pretty funny.



Point of the book wasn't necessarily to impart lessons on work, but it included that and I particularly liked some of what Fey attributed to Saturday Light Live from Lorne Michaels...

- "The show doesn't go on because it's ready; the show goes on at 11:30."

- "You're gonna do some great stuff, but also some crap - it's ok, just know the difference."

- "Don't make big decisions when you're in the thick of things."

- "Don't hire anyone you wouldn't want to run into in a hallway at three in the morning."

- "Never tell a crazy person he's crazy - get the best you can out of people and don't alienate or show them up."

Pretty solid stuff on working and working with others.