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Feedback on Demo Reels (Revisited)

in The Actors Voice on November 20, 2006 August 13, 2025

Lots of feedback on the Demo Reels (Revisited) article. Here’s a sampling of the emails I received. My wife and I both read your column and think the world of your common sense. Honestly, that’s…

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Reining in Ego

in The Actors Voice on November 20, 2006 August 13, 2025

One of the comments I received about last week’s piece on Banishing Self-Doubt provided a perfect segue into a topic on the flipside of that issue: managing an unruly ego. Certainly, having healthy self-esteem doesn’t…

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Happy birthday to my favorite ex-boyfriend!

in Ramblings on November 17, 2006 August 13, 2025

Hope you have a delicious birthday celebration, rockstar weekend, and the best new year of Chip EVER! Much love to ya, Chipper! XXOO PS–New breakdown going out this morning for a feature film with 50…

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Announcing THE ACTORS VOICE: POV at Showfax.com

in Creative Writing on November 16, 2006 August 13, 2025

From this week’s Your Turn: Hello, Actors Access, First, thanks for your service. It’s feature-rich, it’s above average usability-wise, and — most importantly — it works. But I have one big complaint; there is no…

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Forget the Hot List

in Showbiz on November 15, 2006 August 13, 2025

I’ve been spending so much time updating the wiki with “hot list” actors that I’m finding this to be a really nice break. It’s the cold list. Hee! Go, Film Threat. Very funny. Sorry for…

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Introducing: The Actors Voice POV

in The Actors Voice on November 13, 2006 August 13, 2025

Hello, Actors Access, First, thanks for your service. It’s feature-rich, it’s above average usability-wise, and — most importantly — it works. But I have one big complaint; there is no column for working New York…

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Banishing Self-Doubt

in The Actors Voice on November 13, 2006 August 13, 2025

Yeah right, right? I know what you’re thinking: If this chick can provide a recipe for banishing self-doubt, I’ll eat my hat. Well, no need to grab a fedora fork. I actually have almost no…

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12 of 12 for November 2006

in Quizzes and Memes on November 12, 2006 August 13, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHAD! I hope your special 12 of 12 birthday edition was rockstar, like you! Here’s my 12 of 12 for November (click any photo to enlarge). Hope you’ll share yours too! 12:53am: Home…

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12 of 12 Is Sunday

in Quizzes and Memes on November 11, 2006 August 13, 2025

I’m actually really tired, so I’m going to bed (also, the Frankenputer that Keith has been building is making a really loud whirring sound, so I’m annoyed at being in the same room with it….

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Friday Morning Search Party

in Ramblings on November 10, 2006 August 13, 2025

Oh joy! Oh rapture! It’s time for a Friday Morning Search Party. Woo! Here’s some stuff that led folks to the BonBlogs in the past month or so, and where I think they should’ve gone…

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