He did, yes, as I thought I'd acknowledged. But not with respect to his acting career and therefore his accent, as referenced in the comment I was replying to.

He did, yes, as I thought I'd acknowledged. But not with respect to his acting career and therefore his accent, as referenced in the comment I was replying to. At that point in his life he was definitely not starting from nothing (though he was starting from a good position he had built for himself from an earlier nothing point). At the point of starting out in the film industry, he also had the benefit of his previous career giving him exposure to the complexities of contract negotiations and other such. They are not doubt a little different for Mr Universe compared to Mr Action Actor, but there would have been enough common ground for the experience to be useful to him.