![]() He would read the hard copy of Variety between shifts and during breaks and stayed curious, an important trait to have if you want to be good at your job. ![]() “The importance of the mailroom is that it weeds out people with mismatched expectations”. ![]() You’d be surprised how many people are willing to say yes.” Even if you don’t think you know anybody, you know somebody who knows somebody. ![]() It took eleven interviews but eventually, he landed the mailroom job. He realized he should start in the mailroom of an agency with the goal of working with legendary agent, Ed Limato, for whom he eventually worked for several amazing years. Time and time again he continued to receive the same advice: “You should be working in an agency.” Tova Laiter, Director of Guest Lecture Series for NYFA, hosted the evening and asked Finkelstein about his start in the industry. After graduating from college, Finkelstein made the trek from New York to Los Angeles and wasn’t sure where he should begin his career. Finkelstein represents some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Denzel Washington, Richard Gere, Lin Manuel Miranda, Barry Levinson and Michelle Rodriguez as a well as a new generation of talent including Maika Monroe (“It Follows”), John David Washington (“Ballers”), Bill Skarsgard (“IT”) and Amy Seimetz (“GFE”), and the Safdie Brothers (“Good Time”). On Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 the New York Film Academy was excited to welcome William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Talent Agent Andrew Finkelstein to its packed Los Angeles Campus. ![]()
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