making it small in Hollywood

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/movies/mike-birbiglias-6-tips-for-making-it-small-in-hollywood-or-anywhere.html?_r=0

Making it Small in Hollywood: Mike Biriglia

https://vimeo.com/85040589

and Taste by Ira Glass

 What do these two pieces suggest to you about the education of the artist?  How have you experienced any of these ideas in your own creative life?