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Biography for
Paul Peditto at IMDbPro »
Trivia
His play, “Never Come Morning” at the Prop Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for New Work.
His adaptation of “1,001 Afternoons in Chicago,” at the Live Bait Theater and Prop Theatre Group was nominated for a 1997 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation.
2012 Roundabout American (additional dialogue) (completed)
2008 The Group(short) (written by)
2011/II The Door(short) (script consultant)
2008 The Group(short) (associate producer)
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To quote the song…IS THAT ALL THERE IS???
Goddamn you, IMDB! You’re just so…what? Factual? Authoritative? Objective? Cruel?
It’s hard to punch up IMDB and see what you’ve creatively accomplished in life. It stares back at you with a cold, matter-o-fact glare. Numbered. Categorized. It’s all so unforgiving, like a mirror image you hate, but can’t look away from. Because there’s really no denying that, even as I move closer to qualifying for that AARP card, I HAVEN’T DONE DICK! Goodness gracious, how will I be remembered? IMDB is there to remind me, in the most banal fashion conceivable, that I WON’T be remembered.
Wimper wimper. That sound? The smallest violin playing, just for me…
In my defense, I will say this: I come off a bit better on Google. My name goes 30+ pages deep because Google counts playwrighting and play productions, novels and internet. Still, it’s a shock to see how little all my trials and travails have amounted to in actual movie-MAKING experience.
Any screenwriting consultant reading this is thinking: Douche-bag. Admitting your failings? Douche-bag move. Or perhaps they’d think it’s some sort of ploy for sympathy and business. Wrong. This isn’t an attempt to get you to sign up for my online screenwriting course (don’t have one) or to buy my book (don’t have one) or to sign up for my tour to your city (I’m not coming) or to see me at Screenwriting Expo (nope, not there either). The joke is, what the gurus don’t tell you, is that their IMDB bios look damn close to mine. Some, incredibly, don’t even have that many credits. Names don’t need to be mentioned. Look them up yourself.
But what if you don’t have any credits, Good Reader? It might sound confusing, but the point I’m making about IMDB is, all kidding aside, you should NEVER let your self-worth get wrapped up in an IMDB rating.
I can’t tell you how many tremendous actors I’ve worked with here in Chicago who have moved on to Los Angeles. Once out there, it’s been a mixed bag– some have done nothing; some have lots of small parts in big movies and TV; others have made it with a SERIOUS M. I would call him more acquaintance than friend, but Michael Shannon got an Oscar nomination for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. The soon-to-be-seen General Zod has had memorable roles in two dozen movies and has moved up from character actor to carrying movies on his own. TAKE SHELTER was incredible last year.
Might be hard to believe but there are a half dozen actors out of Chicago that are his equal or close to equal his talent. They’ve made some movies but usually alternate between struggling and really struggling to make it. Doesn’t mean they don’t have talent…just means they haven’t caught a break, or made the break happen.
Same thing goes with you. And me too. I still have hope. So should you. Don’t let IMDB depress you. Keep pounding away, never stop, and never let the bastards tell you no!
