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Thank You for Thrival Jobs

in The Actors Voice on September 20, 2010 August 14, 2025

Bonnie, I just wanted to thank you for your recent article about thrival jobs. It really hit home with me and has made me think about my current situation a little differently. I am a…

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Selfish

in The Actors Voice on September 20, 2010 August 14, 2025

I was having a conversation with some actor friends recently and one posed the following question: Is it selfish to pursue a career as an actor? What led up to this was talk about leaving…

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How Can I Get My Extra Work Listed on IMDb?

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hello Bonnie, Thank you for your inspiring column every week. I look forward to it every Monday morning. This past week, I had the opportunity to work on one of the top sitcoms shot here…

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Slow Down

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2010 August 14, 2025

A week of driving around in Los Angeles after episodic season has gotten back into full swing at the end of Mercury Retrograde will remind you (even if you don’t buy into the planetary factor)…

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CD Hates Color Headshots, WTF?

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I was reading another CD interview today and came across this one on headshots. YIKES! No color???!!!! I thought that was standard, but is it true that y’all do not like the color???…

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Stretch vs. Focus

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2010 August 14, 2025

When you’re working on your craft, you’re stretching. Your goal is to push to the outer edges of your abilities, move through your comfort zone and into a place where it’s a little terrifying to…

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What Are Your Actor Pet Peeves?

in The Actors Voice on August 30, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hey Bonnie! Okay so, first off, you’re hilarious (as found via your Twitter, and auditioning for you for BITE ME last Tuesday). Secondly, I have a question that I’ve been asking around so I can…

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Look Like Your Headshot

in The Actors Voice on August 30, 2010 August 14, 2025

This could be my shortest column ever. Actually, it could be only four words long. The title is the column itself: Look like your headshot. The end. Done. That’s it. Except that’s not it. Or…

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Ulmer vs. Forbes vs. StarMeter

in The Actors Voice on August 23, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hey Bonnie, I came across an article you wrote about the Ulmer’s list and Forbes Star Currency. Are these the same thing? I’ve been using Star Currency in hopes that accuracy is fine for money…

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Thrival Jobs

in The Actors Voice on August 23, 2010 August 14, 2025

Settle in for a long one, folks. Remember a couple of weeks back when Robert Keniston wrote in to ask for tips on balancing the need for a survival job with the nearly required networking…

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