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Does My Agent Have Relationships with CDs?

in The Actors Voice on August 25, 2008 August 14, 2025

Dear Bonnie, First off, I wanted to let you know that I absolutely love your column. I look forward to reading it every week and it never ceases to provide me (and many others for…

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in The Actors Voice on August 25, 2008 August 14, 2025

Every now and then, I’ll receive an email from an actor asking whether I think he or she (usually she) should lose weight in order to have a better shot at success as an actor….

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Do I Need to Reveal My Real Age?

in The Actors Voice on August 18, 2008 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie. Wow, what a site! I can’t stop reading all your articles. Bless you (and your crew) for posting them for us newbies! I’m a “young” 43-year-old woman who has been bitten by the…

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Stop-Downs

in The Actors Voice on August 18, 2008 August 14, 2025

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, a former editor of mine once initiated a “Stop-Down” discussion at an email group in which we both participated. The question was this: “What movie or TV…

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Should I Get an MFA?

in The Actors Voice on August 11, 2008 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I discovered your fabulous column and blog several weeks ago and really appreciate your insight. You go above and beyond your CD duties and you’re truly a blessing to all who read your…

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Quickies

in The Actors Voice on August 11, 2008 August 14, 2025

I was looking through my column-related inbox for topic ideas and saw a few items repeated with great frequency. They’re “little” topics, so I’ve never devoted an entire column to any of ’em, but the…

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Reader Request: What Are Your Stop-Downs?

in The Actors Voice on August 4, 2008 August 14, 2025

This week will be a departure from the usual Your Turn format. I’m not sharing an email from a reader but instead asking y’all to help me out with a future column (or series of…

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The Struggle

in The Actors Voice on August 4, 2008 August 14, 2025

Back when I was an actor, I had the great privilege of taking acting classes from legendary actor/director Corey Allen. I’ve written about the experience before. It was life changing. One class, I recall Corey…

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AND… just like that.

in Mindset on August 2, 2008 August 14, 2025

All better. Amazing.

All or Nothing

in Mindset on August 2, 2008 August 14, 2025

I’m stressed. The task(s) of updating Self-Management for Actors is overwhelming at times. I need to simplify, to break it down into much smaller list items, to ask for help. I actually said to Keith,…

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