Cynthia Onyedinmanasu ChinasaokwuErivo is an English actress. Last week she was a judge on "RuPaul's Drag Race." When one of the contestants asked for advice for her growing popularity, Ms. Erivo said, âSurround yourself with good people.â I discovered this is common advice in the entertainment business. In fact, entertainment people prefer a small group of friends and associates in their world. For many who are famous, it is profound how small their group of trusted associates are. Certain people can sap your energy, create self-doubt, and impede creativity. Artists who keep these people around may find that these people will eventually envelop the artistâs gifts and claim them as their own! Or worse yet, claim they are originators of the artistic ideas.