Over the course of his decades-long career, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has learned a thing or two about success.
Grammy-winning rapper, successful businessman and prolific actor Who has starred and produced in television and film. But Jackson didn’t break into show business overnight.in a interview vulturehe explained how his previous success helped him break into Hollywood.
“One of the unwritten laws of power is to show that nothing is needed,” Jackson said. “Because everyone is doing you a favor when you don’t have to.”
Jackson met film producer Avelena when he was already a millionaire during his rap career.
Because he’s “in a financial position where I don’t need him to do anything,” he said Lerner was willing to talk to him about acting.
“Because I was interested in the business he was developing, he was excited about my interest,” he said. “He probably has more to offer than the average person.”
Jackson said his interactions with Lerner “helped me learn about Hollywood,” and he was soon making films through his own production company, Cheetah Vision, which had already heard from people Jackson “met on his travels who wanted to invest in filmmaking.” “There was $200 million in funding raised there.
The films were relatively low-budget, allowing Jackson to gain experience as a producer while making money.
“I was paid close to $10 million for each of these films,” he said. “So I paid myself to learn how to participate in these programs.”
Since then, Jackson has produced dozens of TV shows and movies — like “Thrones” and “Book of Thrones II: Ghosts” — with more in the works. He will join Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham in the upcoming top-grossing “Expend4bles.”
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