Bruce: So you were a lead artist on your last project? How many artists were there? Me: Er... LOL... Just me. (Everyone laughs) 6/x
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Then he asks "Why do you want to work at Naughty Dog?". I began to answer a true, but rote, response: You're the best, blah blah. 7/x
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But then I stopped and said... "Ugh. No. It's Bill (from TLoU)." and everyone looked at me with this kind of bemused curiosity. 8/x
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I told them it was the first time I'd seen a gay man portrayed as this gruff, masculine, tragically heroic type of character. 9/x
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He wasn't a punchline to a joke. He wasn't overtly stereotypical. A lot of players didn't even pick up that he was gay. 10/x
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I told them that I saw myself represented for the first time. A burly, hairy, daddy bear character, a guy I respected and understood. 11/x
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That made me fall in love with everyone here. And telling them that made me start crying. WHO THE FUCK CRIES IN A JOB INTERVIEW? 12/x
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Anyway, fast forward to 3 hours later and I was shitface drunk on margaritas and hired to work at my favorite game company on Earth. 13/x
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Moral to the story: Don't underestimate authenticity. Be raw, be vulnerable, be real. That's where your uniqueness shines.
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To wrap it up, this was the day. Dat grin wouldn't leave my face, even with Nate giving me stink eye.pic.twitter.com/kHkLaUBqwT
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Congratulations! Naughty dog is lucky to have you
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