Sam’s Secret
Elliott’s Hollywood career blossomed at a time when the monopoly-like studio system controlled all aspects of production, including all the talent. He started out at the same time as his longtime friend and fellow Western legend, Tom Selleck. The two are still friends today. Back in the day, they would often work with the secretaries and many folks at the Fox Studios law offices to get the first look at new promising scripts.
Source: CBS / IMDB
If anything stood out to him, Sam would immediately start to contact casting agents to try and land the part. According to Sam, this was nothing to be ashamed of. In his eyes, you had to do whatever you could to get ahead in a dog eat dog world. It was a very tough business at the time. It still is!