Take 117 - Director, Writer, Showrunner Matthew Carnahan, Dirt, House of Lies

We talk to the fascinating Matthew Carnahan.He tells us about his early work with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, why he didn't want to work in TV and how he broke in to that world.He talks passionately about choosing meaningful projects over money, the joys of a successful project and the anger at the death of that same project.Matt talks about his early-career rage, losing projects to strikes, executive firings and bad luck and the things that bring him career satisfaction.The most honest and candid of discussions with a man with a fascinating and varied career.

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Behind the glitz and glamor, Hollywood can be brutal. For every success, there are many more rejections and failures. Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss explores that world and each week a new guest will talk about dealing with rejection, failure and adversity in the entertainment industry. Writer Noah Evslin and podcaster Dan Rutstein ask the questions.