Don’t Count on Words, Count on Actions

In this episode of Don’t Do What I Did, Mas Moriya tackles Hollywood’s favorite pastime: overpromising and underdelivering. From “let’s grab coffee” to “I’ll send you an email,” empty words pile up fast in LA.

Mas reflects on the cost of taking people at face value, the sting of ghosting, and how social media clout has become a warped metric for trust and friendship.

He shares his own missteps—like times he’s accidentally ghosted—and the lessons learned about focusing on actions, not words. The takeaway: stop putting weight on casual promises, don’t hand out “cheap words,” and invest in the people who actually follow through.

Along the way, Mas also gives updates on Filmclusive, riffs on the “Hollywood no,” and makes the case for reliability as the most underrated currency in both film and life.

Takeaways:

• Don’t rely on words—rely on actions.

• The “Hollywood no” is silence, not honesty. Don’t do it.

• Social media numbers don’t equal character.

• Don’t hand out promises you can’t keep.

• Rejection stings, but clarity is kinder than ghosting.

Links Mentioned:

• Filmclusive – Mas’s platform for creatives

• Hollywood Trades on Filmclusive (Deadline, Variety, THR, TMZ, and more)