Heres Some More Advice

When is it ok to talk about the people you work with to the public? Is it ok when the movie/show is wrapped? What about eleven years after?

That is what Tom Kapinos, runner of the show 'Dawson's Creek' way back in 1988 and current writer/producer for show 'Californication', waited. Kapinos is a successful writer for television and he recently chose to blast the four main stars of the show: Katie Holmes, James Van Der Beek, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams.

This is what he wrote:

"The experience was miserable," he continued about Dawson's. "But it was a four-year boot camp. It was like going to TV grad school and learning how to run a television show. Anybody on that show who could make a decision was allowed to run it at some point. I inherited the very awkward college years, and I almost ran the show into the ground. But I learned everything that I needed to know about how to run a show."

Then went to to elaborate what was the biggest challenge:

"It was the four monstrous actors at the core of it. They were very young, and they got very famous, and they made life miserable for any writer or producer on the show."

Now, I have had very interesting/personal experiences with celebrities. Some bad, some good. But I would never, NEVER, bring any of it to the attention of the public. No matter how big someone comes, no one should ever come out against another they work with. Its a respect for the actor and the craft.

This is the reason why I was so annoyed by whomever leaked the recording of Christain Bale during the 'Terminator: Salvation' shoot. It is an extremely close experience working a set. People have meltdowns and expect others to understand that they are simply trying to do their job to the best of their ability.

So, really... what I'm saying, is that I find it in poor taste to speak out against anyone you work with. If you feel the urge to vent. Vent to your spouse, mother/father, or bathroom mirror.... NOT the media. I think this kind of behavior is a sign of someone becoming so big headed, that they dont think their actions warrant consequences.