There’s a concept I’ve talked about *a lot* but never put into its own column (even though it’s a podcast episode, a pin, and a dang Googleable phrase). That’s “Lurk Then Lead.” Here’s the idea…
Browsing Category The Actors Voice
New Generation of Managers
Bonalicious, I keep hearing about managers and agents who LOVE actors who self-manage and then also about reps who HATE actors who self-manage. Of course, as an un-repped actor, I’ve been self-managing to GET to…
More Feedback on Just Get Better
BONNIE!!!! This archived column called “Just Get Better” is amazing!! Thank you! I’ve been rejecting everything you mentioned to stop doing, and sticking to creating relationships with friends of friends in the industry who are…
Cheap, Fast, or Good
There’s this theory that there are three components to any project: price, speed, and quality. You get to pick excellence in TWO of those, but never all three. So, you can hit McDonald’s drivethru and…
Gameshow Booking on an Acting Resume
Bon, I have limited on-camera work on my resume but I recently did a game show (and won!) and wondered if I could put that on my resume. It’s on there right now because I…
The Actor Wage Gap
This isn’t news to anyone who’s been at this acting thing for more than a minute: There’s great disparity between the “copy, credit, meals” stage of one’s career and the level at which celebs land…
Feedback on How to Deal with Criticism
I read in your “How to Deal with Criticism” article where you had three responses to haters and I was concerned. You stated: “There are THREE THINGS I really don’t care about: you, what you…
Strength, Flexibility, and Grace
So, I was Periscoping a quick hello from the studio before pole class (I know, there’s already so much HUH?!? in this sentence) and I mentioned that one of my first pole instructors, years ago,…
Gift of Fear
My email address is on my IMDb profile and occasionally I’ll get “fan mail.” What is my responsibility to answer when maybe they’re not just fans but possibly pervs? There’s an older man who has…