Let me start by saying that I am both overwhelmed and inspired by the emails generated by the question I asked a few weeks back: “What did you learn in 2008?” You fine folks are…
LA Pilot Season Questions
Hi Bonnie, I have been reading a lot on pilot season in LA. I am really interested in going and auditioning for some pilots. I really have been preparing by reading and researching about pilot…
The Great Headshot Purge
Okay, so I’m gearing up for casting three feature films within the next couple of months and that means it’s time to knock the dust off the old headshot files! Usually, after each project I…
Feedback on What If vs. What Is
Hi Ms. Bonnie, Well to start, I want to say that I love The Actors Voice column and I wish I could have found it sooner. I was actually recommended to come here from a…
Request for What We Learned in 2008
This week’s Your Turn is a quick request for help on a future column. Later this month, I’m going to be doing a piece called “What We Learned in 2008.” I’d like to focus on,…
What If vs. What Is
Since much of what an actor does every day is centered around the “what if” of portraying a character, the balance between “what if” and “what is” is probably much more difficult to achieve than…
Feedback on Actor Who Hates Pre-Preread Concept
Last week’s Your Turn is the focus of this week’s Your Turn. Lots of emails in response to the working actor who found the Pre-Preread concept offensive. Here are a few. Bonnie, I just read…
Always Take the Meeting
One thing I always say, when actors email or ask me at speaking engagements whether they should meet with this agent or that manager, is: “Always take the meeting.” Yes, there is a certain amount…
Pre-Prereads Are Anti-Actor
Bonnie, I just read your “Pre-Preread” article. You should be embarrassed. I am a professional actor, not the wannabes that idolize you as their guru. Your “Pre-Preread” is SO anti-actor it is nauseating. You have…