Here’s a great email from longtime reader, Robert Keniston. Win an Oscar? Throw yourself a parade! I freakin’ love this email and the sentiment behind it. Thank you, Robert! 🙂 Bonnie, I’m writing today to…
Three Things
When it comes down to it, you’re all freakin’ talented, beautiful people. You know that, right? Obviously, you take your career seriously, you invest in training, you keep your union dues paid (or you’re working…
SMFA for New Zealand?
Hi Bonnie, I have just discovered your column and am working my way through the archives right from the start. I live in New Zealand, and while the market is very different here (in comparison…
Correction: NOT Adam Kern! Oops!
So, last week, I wrote about being green and the advantages to that space in time. I credited the wonderful actor Adam Kern with some words of wisdom, in that column. Oops! It was actually…
Dealing with Online Bullies
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…
Q&A on SAG-AFTRA Merger Advice
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
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…