I’m sure you predicted that this week’s Your Turn would be all about last week’s column on Age and IMDb. Let’s get to it, shall we? First email: What!? You mean when that casting director…
Plastic Surgery
This could be another one of those short columns, simply because my three-word take on plastic surgery is this: Don’t do it. Of course, I know plenty of actors who have had plastic surgery —…
BonBlast: The Modern Vision Board
Original emailed version = here! A silly kitty vid! I kid you not. Sometimes, there’s just nothing better than a silly kitty vid, and this is one of my favorites. I don’t know why, but…
Self-Taped Audition Tips Review
Bonnie, great column last week. I agree that we, as actors, must become more comfortable self-submitting taped auditions much like we submit other materials online. I would suggest another problem with getting actors to submit…
Age and IMDb
I had another column topic all laid out, outlined, ready to dive in, and then the posts kept coming, the emails kept coming, the social conversations at industry events kept turning toward the only thing…
Use Classified Scenes on Demo Reel?
Hallo again, Bonnie! So as I mentioned in my previous email, I move to LA next week. I’ve been trying to get my reel together for a couple years now. I’ve been struggling with actually…
Follow-Through
Oh, a sad little thing happened over the past six weeks, while I’ve been casting the second season of Bite Me. We invited actors — multiple actors — to put themselves on tape, so they…
Change My Haircolor to Be More Castable?
Hi Bonnie! I’m a long-time fan, love your book, love your column. Thank you for all of your giving back. Can I ask your advice? I’m early 30s actress in LA — type is professional…
Smoothing It Out
Something I tweeted not too long ago got a lot of feedback. My tweet? Never underestimate the power of the agent-casting relationship. What would be unpleasant in a “producer to actor” discussion is EASY for…
More Recommended Reading for DDA
Hiya, Bonnie… So glad to see you extolling the wisdom in The War of Art. It’s brought me a boatload of “a-has!” as well. Your mention in a recent column about “the zone” reminded me…