“Self-Management for Actors” Course by casting director and author Bonnie Gillespie Bonnie Gillespie’s Self-Management for Actors seminar provides an inside look into the business of acting and helps you identify your primary type, create your…
Fuck You, High Road
I don’t always like you. But I’m going to take you. My husband, on the other hand, will be meeting me on the other side of this mountain after having kicked someone’s ass all the…
More Questions about Agents and Managers
Well, the hits just keep on comin’! You have plenty of agent and manager related questions. Here are a few more, with some more answers! My question is specific to kids’ management contracts. I’ve heard…
The Difference Between Agents and Managers
What’s the difference between an agent and a manager? Well, according to “Eric” on HBO’s hit series Entourage, that’s simple: “The manager is the one who cares.” Of course, that’s the joke answer. The serious…
Randy Quaid, are you kidding me?
I mean, just because your agents didn’t work a good back-end deal (no pun intended) for your work in Brokeback Mountain, you NOW want to sue for $10M in damages? Quaid said in the lawsuit…
Keith’s First Co-Star
In a town where getting your FIRST co-star role on a network series is one of the HARDEST things to do, Keith Johnson, my actor/hubby, has done it. Congratulations, honey. Now get to the set!…
Deep Thoughts
Why is “Jack” short for “John”? Why is “Hank” short for “Henry”? I mean, I get “Dick” for “Richard” (even though “Rich” makes more sense) and “Liz” for “Elizabeth”. But “Bitsy” from “Elizabeth”? And “Peggy”…
Movin’ on up…
My sign is Cancer. Cancer the CRAB. I think, if I examine habits of various crabs, I’d have to assume that I am, in particular, a hermit crab. The hermit crab does not actually grow…
“Casting Qs:” Decision-Making Time
Okay, folks. I need your help in making a decision about the fate of Casting Qs: A Collection of Casting Director Interviews. (I know you won’t be able to comment on this post for very…