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Promises I made my mother, Sam Haskell with David Rensin ; foreword by Ray Romano

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Promises I made my mother

300982145

Sam Haskell with David Rensin ; foreword by Ray Romano

"What would my mother say? How would she want me to handle this situation? How can I make this tough decision and stay true to myself? Sam Haskell still asks himself these questions every day. When Haskell was young, his devoted mother, Mary, instilled in her son the values of character, faith, and honor by setting an example and asking him to promise to live his life according to her lessons. He did, and those promises have served Haskell consistently from his Mississippi boyhood to his long career at the venerable William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills. In this ... memoir ... Haskell reveals how he kept his pledge to his mother to live a decent life--even in the shark-infested waters of Hollywood, where he handled the hottest stars and packaged the highest-rated shows--by refusing to become the cliché of an amoral agent."--Front flap of jacket

Foreword / by Ray Romano -- Prologue: and the Cheer Man came -- Promises I made my mother -- Character is all you have in the dark -- Mirror moments -- Give what they want to get what you want -- No man is a failure who has friends -- Always seek understanding -- Family matters: it takes a good parent to make a good child -- If you can walk with kings ... -- (Don't be afraid to) stand in the light -- Make stone soup -- Epilogue: live a principled life -- Selected poetry