Book · 1995 · Autobiography
The Kid Stays in the Picture
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If you ever see the documentary, The Kid Stays in the Picture, or that book is in both of them are incredible.
Jason Calacanis · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Aug 2025 Listen at 1:47:08 Why people recommend it
The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans is a celebrated and wildly entertaining memoir that chronicles the extraordinary life, meteoric rise, and dramatic fall of legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans. The book and its acclaimed documentary adaptation have earned enthusiastic praise from commentators like Jason Calacanis. Calacanis recommended the work on All-In in August 2025 and previously on This Week in Startups in October 2022, where he praised it as one of the greatest autobiographies and documentaries of all time, noting its unique visual storytelling techniques and adding it eagerly to his reading list. Calacanis returned to the title during an August 2025 episode of This Week in Startups while discussing studio leadership and the enduring value of intellectual property, reflecting on executive strategies and lessons in failing fast. Across these mentions, speakers celebrated the vivid narrative voice of a producer who helped shape iconic films like Rosemary's Baby and Love Story. The memoir remains a favorite reference point for discussions on the inner workings of Hollywood, the audacity of studio executives, and the tumultuous nature of creative ambition in the entertainment industry.
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Jason Calacanis If you ever see the documentary, The Kid Stays in the Picture, or that book is in both of them are incredible. 5
“I read the Barry Diller biography. The kid stays in the picture. I love that job and I think there's a huge opportunity here around IP”
“And the thing that I got out of the Barry Diller biography was that he just liked to fail fast and learn by doing.”
“If you ever see the documentary, The Kid Stays in the Picture, or that book is in both of them are incredible.”
“read this biography adding it to my list the kid stays in the picture it's about Bob Evans this crazy producer who produced Rosemary's Baby and love story”
“but the reason I bring up the kid stays in the picture was this was the first documentary over 10 years ago it's one of the best 10 best documentaries of all time one of the 10 best autobiographies of all time”
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“I should have just been a studio head like the kid stays in the picture or Barry Diller. I was born in the wrong generation.”