Let me get this straight...

... the Oscars, worried about ratings, hire the host from the Tony awards. He does a musical song and dance number, complete with "poor theater" sets. They lower the stage for a cabaret-like setting, and put up a glittery blue curtain.

To save the movies, the Oscars tried to be more like... the theater?

Learning from Actors in a Recession

I was thinking about the sinking feeling that hits me in the gut every morning these days, and finally realized what it reminded me of: the everyday life of an actor. See, these days I've actually succumbed to the pleasures of steady income and full time employment, but for what? The threat of layoffs? A dwindling savings account? I had all these pains before, when I was an actor.

See, entertainment may be a recession proof business, but acting is like living ones life in a constant and total recession. Always looking for work. Never sure where the next job is coming from. Moving on and off the unemployment rosters. 

So if you're looking for some perspective, and a way to cope, as your portfolio bottoms out, may I suggest grabbing a beer with an actor. They might even be buying.