Ah, it’s that time again. Everyone is gearing up for pilot season and all its madness. But along with pilot season comes scam season. Because so many newbies hit town with big dreams of getting…
“Name Actor” Defined
I enjoy your column on Showfax. Your writing shows great insight in a subject that appears quite confusing to we outlanders. And I love your rants. It makes me feel not so alone with similar…
Your Best Actor Year Yet
A lot of folks recommend New Year’s resolutions. I’m not one of those people. For most, New Year’s resolutions become a list of “ways I failed” a few months into the year. Also, New Year’s…
The Year in Review
I know it’s early to be doing this, but I’m in a listy kind of mood, so here ’tis. Enjoy! (See also 2005, 2004.) Take The First Line From The First Post Of Each Month…
2006 in Questions
(See also 2005 in Questions, 2004 in Questions.) 1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before? Get taken to lunch by an entertainment attorney to discuss “packaging” me with his producer…
Living Gluten-Free
July 6 2009 UPDATE: The following was originally posted on December 19, 2006, but I’ve made adjustments now that I’ve been gluten-free for 4.5 years (and I’ve lost 65 pounds too), and for some reason,…
Tip Shares from The Actors Voice Readers
This week’s Your Turn will be a collection of emails I received about this series on websites, just to round things up. Wow. Great advice. I Googled myself. IMDb is first. But it’s followed by…
Bad Websites, Good Websites III
For our final installment of the series on actor websites, let’s get down to it: Do casting directors, producers, directors, agents, and managers even look at actors’ websites? Well, yes and no. Nearly seven years…
More Casting Numbers
Oh, I just love crunching the numbers. Now, you know this is all Actor Mind Taffy, so don’t overthink any of this. Just enjoy and observe. • 51% of the taped preread sessions will not…
I’m just gonna choose to see the positive.
It’s been a rough 12 hours. News of stolen cars, stolen purses, stolen cell phones, and the burning down of my stepfather’s house (yes, the house he and my mother shared until her death six…