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2011 in Questions

in Quizzes and Memes on December 23, 2011 August 14, 2025

(See also 2010 in Questions, 2009 in Questions, 2008 in Questions, 2007 in Questions, 2006 in Questions, 2005 in Questions, and 2004 in Questions.) 1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done…

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BonBlast: 2012… the year of the NINJA!

in Self-Management for Actors on December 22, 2011 August 14, 2025

Original emailed version = here! Virtual Personal Assistant I’m pretty freakin’ excited about this concept: The Virtual Personal Assistant. Ramit Sethi (author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich) is giving away a YEAR…

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in The Actors Voice on December 19, 2011 August 14, 2025

Bonnie – I wanted to drop a quick note to say thank you. The information in your articles — and your overall positive nature on Twitter — is so refreshing and inspiring. I truly thank…

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in The Actors Voice on December 19, 2011 August 14, 2025

My ridiculously cool intern led me to this week’s topic by doing something as simple as asking a clarifying question while entering headshot and resumé information into the Cricket Feet Casting wiki. (I’ve talked about…

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Extra Work on an Acting Resume?

in The Actors Voice on December 12, 2011 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie! Recently my friend and I encountered a little discrepancy regarding appropriate billing on a resume. She and I were both extras on a TV show a few months back, and she has listed…

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Motivation vs. Inspiration

in The Actors Voice on December 12, 2011 August 14, 2025

Briefly, almost a year ago, I mentioned that there’s a difference between motivation and inspiration. Here: Get out there. And surround yourself with people who inspire you. I used to say “surround yourself with people…

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in Cricket Feet Casting on December 6, 2011 August 14, 2025

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Put Acting on Hold While I Fix My Teeth?

in The Actors Voice on December 5, 2011 August 14, 2025

Hey Bonnie, Been reading your column recently and it’s great! So I’ve recently made a decision about wanting to become an actor. However, I’m afraid that I’ll be needing to get braces/Invisalign (best case scenario)…

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Immersion

in The Actors Voice on December 5, 2011 August 14, 2025

Several times a year for the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of working on Self-Management for Actors principles with actors from the Australian Institute for Performing Arts, both here in Los Angeles and…

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Recharging Is SO Important. Thanks!

in The Actors Voice on November 28, 2011 August 14, 2025

Hello Bonnie, David Hill here! You featured the premiere episode of my webseries Roomies! as the Self-Produced Clip of the Week back in April of 2010. In addition, I had the pleasure of meeting you…

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