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
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…
Pick Your Hard Hits Home
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
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,…
BonBlast: Blame Hollywood? Nope!
Original emailed version = here! Check It… or Maybe Not. While working on a major project (say, the new edition of Self-Management for Actors and its accompanying app), I limit myself to one check of…
Don’t Micromanage Your Agent
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…
Receipt-Free
Okay, so here’s the post in which I explain our decision to go receipt-free in 2011 and why I still contend it was a really great decision. [Disclaimer: I am neither a lawyer nor an…
Thank You for Pick Your Hard
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…