Twenty years ago, Paul Lindsay bought a one-way ticket from New York to California with only $125 in his pocket and without telling anyone in his family, other than his cousin in LA, whose couch he hoped to crash on.
The New School grad “hustled” his way onto film sets by donning a headset and looking important. He got hired as a PA and later as an assistant director on top shows like “Six Feet Under,” Grey’s Anatomy,” “Westworld” and the Jordan Peele feature “Us.”
Now the 53-year-old is shuttling between Los Angeles and Atlanta to find enough work to keep his Hollywood dream alive.
“From when I was young, all I wanted to do was make movies,” Lindsay told TheWrap. “And I finally got there but I may not be afforded to finish that journey.”
These days, the calls or text that used to lead to jobs — or at least a “thanks for coming in” message — are being met with silence, as AD gigs have gotten scarcer. “There are hundreds of us that are sitting at home, and we’re not sitting at home or working other jobs because we want to,” he said.
