Looks like I got some GREAT feedback on the whole Bitter Actor Syndrome theory. Thank you so much for your emails!! Here are a few of my favorites, in response to my question from the…
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Beware the Island
With apologies to John Donne, I chose a tip of the hat to his theory that No man is an Island, entire of itself as the title of this week’s column. Regular readers will recall…
How to Spot a Scam
Is [name removed] a scam? I get some variation on this quick question every day. Is this manager getting kickbacks? Is this agency a joke? Does this casting director just want to see me naked?…
Bitter Actor Syndrome
Last week’s column on Casting the Actor vs. Casting the Character seems to have struck a chord with a lot of readers. I’m so glad! In keeping with that whole theme of what actors bring…
How I Choose My Weekly Columns for Actors
Thanks so much for this week’s column and the “Your Turn” section! I love how you broke down reading for the room vs. reading for the camera for each type of audition. In the past…
Casting the Actor vs. the Character
Actors are intense people. This is no secret to anyone who has ever been an actor. Or known an actor. Or watched an actor. It just comes with the territory. In order to be the…
Am I too Old to Start an Acting Career?
I am 24 years old and I want to become an actor but I am intimidated by great actors in their 30s that are at the top of their careers (Reese Witherspoon, Angelina Jolie). They…
Auditions: The Room vs. Camera
Prereads are always fascinating for me. I’ll see 120 actors in one day; some of them fantastic, some just fine, some not great at all. But what’s amazing to me is how some actors get…
The Image Issue
I’m a frequent reader of your column and I have a question I haven’t seen asked yet. I’ll be moving out to LA in the next year or so. I’ve read a few times now…
Five Stages of Actor Grief
At a dinner party with several actors last week, I tossed out an idea I’d been toying with for my column: The Five Stages of Grief for Actors. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross developed the Five Stages of…