

I Was Tired of Putting My Kids to Bed via FaceTime Every Night. Hoffman Process Continue to Listen & LearnĮp175: Defining Your Own Version of Success & Overcoming the Loneliness of Being a Freelancer | with Michael Bauman



In this conversation (which as a crazy aside was actually recorded before the pandemic, and I had to wait to release this interview until the film released!), Eddie honestly shares the immense challenges and responsibilities he bared working on Maverick and he gives an inside look into challenges like managing burnout, summoning the courage to ask for help, and whether or not working at the highest level in the business is worth the sacrifices. Eddie recognized early in his career that he would have to take control of his mental health and set boundaries if he was going to survive working in Hollywood at the highest level, but not even that was enough on this job.
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But many of us have spent so many years (maybe our entire lives), ignoring our self-care needs at the expense of our jobs – no matter the cost – we don’t actually know how to care for ourselves when the time comes we have no other choice. When your livelihood depends on your creativity, your mental health is no longer a luxury, it’s a job requirement. The grueling work hours required to produce blockbuster content can literally be deadly if you don’t care for yourself properly. And in my second interview with Eddie ( here’s part 1 if you haven’t listened yet), he and I candidly discuss his experience editing Top Gun: Maverick and what drove him to asking for help before it was too late.
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“It’s your duty as a professional working with a director & producer that you tell them when it becomes impossible to do the job on your own.”Įddie Hamilton, ACE is the editor of Top Gun: Maverick, the last 3 Mission: Impossible films, Kick-Ass 1 & 2, and X-Men: First Class, just to name a few.
