Who does your lawyer or agent work for?
When I was an actor in the early 1800s (ok, not that long ago, maybe the 1850s), every one of my friends (and myself included) desperately wanted an agent.  We sent out 100s of headshots, went to pay-to-meet classes, and so on.  Landing an agent was like getting the Head Cheerleader to go to the Prom with you. And just like landing the Head Cheerleader, it usually wasn’t all that it was cracked up to b…