What's the difference between an agent and a manager?

Jun 10, 2025

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I’ve been a professional screenwriter for 28 years, and I’ve got the complete entourage: Agents, managers, lawyers, booking agents…

All you gotta do is hold out your hand, I’ll give you a cut.

But forget about how much money I’m bleeding. The question you want to know is: what’s the difference between an agent and a manager?

And follow up question: which should you get first?

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