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When to Walk Away

in The Actors Voice on January 30, 2012 August 14, 2025

I’ve talked about When To Say NO (several times), but there’s a conversation going on over at PARF (Professional Actors Resource Forums) that has gotten very specific about walking away from a role, and I…

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Does a Canadian Actor Need a Showfax Account?

in The Actors Voice on January 23, 2012 August 14, 2025

Hey, b, I didn’t know if this is appropriate for the Get A-Listed board or where it might go :), but I’m trying to figure out what the difference is between Showfax and Actors Access….

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Pick Your Hard

in The Actors Voice on January 23, 2012 August 14, 2025

“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The HARD is what makes it great.” — Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own So, I had already chosen this week’s…

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Don’t Focus on Non-Buyers

in The Actors Voice on January 16, 2012 August 14, 2025

Hello! First off, thank you so much for sharing all of your awesome insights on the business of acting. You’re so good at covering all of the details and explaining things in a way I…

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Vid Is It

in The Actors Voice on January 16, 2012 August 14, 2025

Do you remember record albums? Like vinyl? And do you remember that some people liked to buy albums and others liked to buy 45s? Some people wanted an entire album, so they could hear all…

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BonBlast: No, really. Branding is everywhere.

in Self-Management for Actors on January 11, 2012 August 14, 2025

Original emailed version = here! 6W2LA So, I’m writing you from the SMFA tour in Orlando! But we’ve launched registration for the first-ever Six Weeks To LA program and the countdown is on! For those…

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How to Send Attachments to Casting Directors

in The Actors Voice on January 9, 2012 August 14, 2025

I received the following blast of tweets over at The Twitter, from ArielM32. If I don’t have a website, is it appropriate to email a Dropbox link to my headshot/resumé if I want to avoid…

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A New Start

in The Actors Voice on January 9, 2012 August 14, 2025

I don’t know about you, but I actually get a little bored in the last week of each year and the first week of each new year, with all the tips about how to make…

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The Price of Free

in The Actors Voice on January 2, 2012 August 14, 2025

Bonnie, You and I briefly tossed complimentary words around about “Best Laid Plans” and I wanted to drop a quick email to say hi, wish you a happy holiday, and offer my own nerdy cheer…

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Ho-Hum vs. Hell Yes

in The Actors Voice on January 2, 2012 August 14, 2025

This week’s hit from the archives comes with a bonus vid, shot for the badasses enrolled in SMFA Online. Watch it, and be inspired! Wanna read more about this concept? Cool. This will be short,…

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