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Feedback on Age and IMDb

in The Actors Voice on November 7, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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in The Actors Voice on November 7, 2011 August 14, 2025

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 —…

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BonBlast: The Modern Vision Board

in Self-Management for Actors on October 31, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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Self-Taped Audition Tips Review

in The Actors Voice on October 31, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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Age and IMDb

in The Actors Voice on October 31, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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Use Classified Scenes on Demo Reel?

in The Actors Voice on October 24, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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Follow-Through

in The Actors Voice on October 24, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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Change My Haircolor to Be More Castable?

in The Actors Voice on October 17, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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Smoothing It Out

in The Actors Voice on October 17, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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in The Actors Voice on October 10, 2011 August 14, 2025

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…

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