On Hollywood

Is it who you know or what you know that matters?

Intelligence, ambition, and talent make a difference. Without these it is difficult to achieve much, if anything.
But being well connected never hurt either.

In Hollywood, famous families pass popularity down through their line, although the silver spoon in their mouths may well be replaced with a Golden Globe in hand. Am I being dramatic?

Angelina Jolie's father is actor Jon Voigt, Kate Hudson was born to actress Goldie Hawn, Ben Stiller's dad is actor and comedian Jerry Stiller, Colin Hanks belongs to Tom Hanks, Charlie Sheen's dad Martin Sheen probably now wishes neither of them had become famous, Jaiden Smith has Will Smith as a dad...

The list goes on.

This is not to say that these people are not talented, because some of them are. They simply were born into a position where they were set up to be noticed for those talents. As most of the rest of us were not.

There are obviously many cases where this does not hold. Actors like Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, and Renee Zellweger who have risen to the top solely based on their own talents. These actors I can admire most, knowing that they have had to forge their own way.

As a solution to this dilemma, I have decided that in my next life, I will simply be re-born as the daughter of Justin Beiber.