WATCH: Why Mona Scott-Young Chose A Career Behind The Scenes
Over the course of three decades, this media mogul helped launch the careers of several artists and has left an undeniable imprint on the genre of unscripted television.
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00:00 And I know nowadays, and it's been like that for a while,
00:03 too, a lot of people, they want to be in front of the camera.
00:06 They want the spotlight.
00:08 You, on the other hand, you've kind of made a career
00:10 behind the scenes.
00:11 You know, in management and executive production,
00:14 everything like that.
00:15 What do you attribute that character trait to?
00:17 Why were you always so--
00:19 why does pushing and highlighting other people
00:22 so fulfilling to you?
00:24 You know, I think it comes from being a manager, right?
00:26 I learned early on that I had the ability
00:29 to put pieces together and to help create full pictures
00:33 or to bring projects to fruition.
00:36 And that is something that I enjoy doing.
00:38 I love seeing the finished product,
00:40 whether it's an album, a TV show, a movie.
00:45 And I am comfortable just being that person that
00:50 helps the pieces come together.
00:52 I've also ventured in front of the camera when it made sense.
00:56 It's nothing that I kind of aspire to
00:58 or nothing that I'm pursuing actively.
01:01 But it's the kind of thing where if an opportunity presents
01:04 itself, I'm down.
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