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Speaking for three hours, Eric Gold showed students and interested members of the Pittsburgh film community trailers from his clients movies Narc, Bruce Almighty, Old School, and Pixar's Finding Nemo. Along with childhood friend and respected actor Marty Schiff, Eric shared how he had gone to hanging out at Pittsburgh's Holiday House where his mother Thelma Landay worked to selling microwaves in Los Angeles as a struggling stand-up/agent trainee to guiding the careers of some of the most talented performers of his generation (Vince Vaughn, Ellen DeGeneres, The Wayans Brothers, Jim Carrey, Will Farrell to name a few.) Eric inspired the audience by talking about how he has always been attracted to self-generating performers and that creative artists must take responsibility for their own careers. Showing the recent super bowl ad of Terrible Terry Tate: Office Linebacker made by a recent film school graduate on digital video, Eric told about how that young filmmaker is now in the position to direct a feature. He also talked about how to get internships and he and Marty gave advice about developing oneself as artists, getting agents, and following your passions despite obstacles. Eric's speech echoed themes of what another Pittsburgh native Bernie Goldmann said when he spoke at Pitt last year about the importance of learning the business side of the entertainment industry even as one develops oneself as an artist.