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Headshot Photographer’s Brand vs. Actor’s Brand

in The Actors Voice on November 2, 2009 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, You probably won’t be able to answer any of this, but I’m going to ask anyway. Does [a specific headshot photographer] have a bad reputation with casting directors? Are CDs sick of his…

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Push It

in The Actors Voice on November 2, 2009 August 14, 2025

I was watching my new favorite show (it’s not new, but it’s new to me, since a friend insisted I check it out. Thank you, Kathi), So You Think You Can Dance. Now, I’m not…

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Feedback on Help Us Help You

in The Actors Voice on October 26, 2009 August 14, 2025

Three emails to share this week, all based on last week’s column, Help Us Help You. Hey you, Gimme an agent and tell me my type. Just kidding!! Thanks for the great article this week…

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Chemistry

in The Actors Voice on October 26, 2009 August 14, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed on CBC Radio One in Toronto (and Sirius 137) for their radio show Q with Jion Ghomeshi. The topic was the casting couch. Or, more specifically, how…

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Feedback on Be Consistent. Be Connected.

in The Actors Voice on October 19, 2009 August 14, 2025

I liked “Be Consistent. Be Connected.” I thought it was solid advice for a world I’ve not explored (online promotion). Thank you for the introduction. You’re welcome. And y’know what, I was thinking after I…

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Help Us Help You

in The Actors Voice on October 19, 2009 August 14, 2025

I find myself at the computer screen today really excited to write this column. Not that I don’t always enjoy showing up to the blank Word document, ready to ticky-tack-type a bunch of words for…

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Surrounding Yourself with Positivity

in The Actors Voice on October 12, 2009 August 14, 2025

Hey Bonnie, Really liked the call you did with Dallas Travers, like I told you. 🙂 After coming back from an amazing experience in India building with Habitat two weeks ago, I’m finding it more…

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Be Consistent. Be Connected.

in The Actors Voice on October 12, 2009 August 14, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, I started a Twitter account for Self-Management for Actors. Every day, I post another 140 characters from the pages of the third edition of the book (or, if I post…

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DIY Resume Editing

in The Actors Voice on October 5, 2009 August 14, 2025

You may recall that a few weeks back, a reader named Kim wrote in to ask about resume formatting services for actors. Hi. I read your column on resumes and I was wondering if you…

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Y.R.U.N. It?

in The Actors Voice on October 5, 2009 August 14, 2025

I’ve noticed another bit of Actor Funk going around lately. I probably should track this stuff and see if it’s seasonal, or if it trends with the economic climate. Does it have something to do…

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