Do you have someone in your life who is obsessed with your every audition? Probably in your family, if you’re like most folks, there’s someone who loves to ask: “How did that audition go?” “Did…
Eight Things I Learned from Self-Producing
Dear Bonnie, Industry truth beacon, Southern soul-sister, and Goddess of the pole: I’m writing today to say you were right. Actors should self-produce. I never doubted you were right; I just resisted it. Boy, did…
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A lovely client treated me to a day at Burke Williams. If you’ve never been, first, please go. Second, know that about every 20 feet throughout the spa, there’s a comment card box, a stack…
The Best Actor Attitude
Hi Bonnie, I wanted to thank you for this week’s column on Discipline. Yes, yes, and YES! I just visited my family during a summer trip home. Let’s begin with saying that my family has…
All the Way to the Bank
I was at lunch with an actor friend when one of those alerts came over his phone for a casting that matched his online profile. He opened the message and followed the link to the…
Actors and Body Image Issues
Hi Bonnie, I was thinking of writing to you sooner and then today catching up on things, I read your plastic surgery column. I was giving a lift (ha — in a car) to a…
Discipline
During my SMFA session at the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory Summer Intensive at AFI this weekend, I talked about how some actors look for the quick fix, the easy fix, that edge that will get them farther,…
The Sum of All Years: 41
Growth! Took mom-and-pop shop to staffed corporation. Took indie webseries to studio TV series. Took “secret” classes to the world. Turned heads at Team Tom Cruise. Built the brand. Teenage stepson. Theta healing. Pole dancing…
Signing With an LA-Based Agent Before Moving to LA
Hi Bonnie, My name’s Shelby, I’m 13 and currently live in Oahu (but have a house in California, too). I have one manager who wants to sign, and one agent who wants to meet with…