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Anonymous

in The Actors Voice on March 5, 2012 January 18, 2019

So, I run this Yahoo Group called Hollywood Happy Hour. Its population of nearly 2700 industry pros has become a huge source of inspiration, support, and resource-checking for creatives all over the world. We’ve been…

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Dealing with Online Bullies

in The Actors Voice on February 27, 2012 June 18, 2017

Dear Bonnie, Really not sure who to ask for advice like this, I hope you don’t mind. Today had a very unpleasant exchange with someone who does crew and equipment for feature films. I mistakenly…

Green

in The Actors Voice on February 27, 2012 February 15, 2019

It’s funny. I’ll never forget the experience, but I cannot remember the name. It was 1992 and I had read one of many helpful “getting started in the biz” books and saw that I was…

Q&A on SAG-AFTRA Merger Advice

in The Actors Voice on February 20, 2012 January 14, 2019

Got a bunch of emails on last week’s Merger Advice. Almost all of the email came from SAG-eligible actors. Here’s two of those emails with the same basic question, and then my response. Hi Bonnie,…

Factory Town

in The Actors Voice on February 20, 2012 January 18, 2019

Those of us who live in Los Angeles sometimes may forget we live in a “factory town.” We have one major business: Entertainment. Sure, we have a lot of other big businesses too — this…

Pick Your Hard Hits Home

in The Actors Voice on February 13, 2012 January 20, 2019

Bonnie, I just read the Pick Your Hard article, and I must say, you are as inspiring as ever. I was just back in NY for my younger sister’s wedding (which was a blast), and…

Merger Advice

in The Actors Voice on February 13, 2012 January 15, 2019

Listen. Everyone is talking about the merger. SAG and AFTRA are working together to create this new mega union (I really wish they would call it The Mega Union; has a certain ring to it,…

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Don’t Micromanage Your Agent

in The Actors Voice on February 6, 2012 January 15, 2019

I just set up an appointment with my agent for tomorrow at 1pm. I want to propose to him my willingness to come in a few hours a day (for free) to be there to…

Serenity

in The Actors Voice on February 6, 2012 March 27, 2022

It was time for our weekly group phone call for one of the classes I facilitate. Email had gone out. Questions were coming in. Actors were probably putting on their headsets and dialing in. And…

Thank You for Pick Your Hard

in The Actors Voice on January 30, 2012 January 16, 2019

Hi Bonnie, I just wanted to let you know your last column “Pick Your Hard” actually brought tears to my eyes. It is what I needed to hear at the time. In fact my daughter…