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in Cricket Feet Casting on September 12, 2005 August 12, 2025

…you know I love you! I’ll always be true. So, please… love me do! So, the beautiful film The Moor screened tonight at the LA International Short Film Festival — which rocked like a cradle!…

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Unprofessional Actors: Blacklist Behavior

in The Actors Voice on September 12, 2005 August 12, 2025

I have been reading your column for several months and I particularly enjoyed How To Get Blacklisted. First, I must say that I am astonished that there are actors behaving in the manner you described….

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Sign In, Sign Out

in The Actors Voice on September 12, 2005 August 12, 2025

You’re at an audition. You’ve arrived early for your appointment, as all good actors should, and you’ve been waiting patiently to be seen. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. It’s coming up on an hour since…

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in Archive Geeky Stuff on September 10, 2005 December 9, 2016

This is the kind of thing I would do, if I didn’t have enough of a list-intensive career as it is. </center? Things I Find… is a blog that reminds me of the awesome To…

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in Archive Bragging on Folks Geeky Stuff Showbiz The Latest on September 9, 2005 June 13, 2022

You know me. I don’t sleep on any “normal” schedule. So, around 4am when I’ve emptied the TiVo and need to have something on while I work, I now go to Google Current. This is…

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in Archive Creative Writing The Latest on September 7, 2005 December 9, 2016

Okay, so it’s time to revise Self-Management for Actors and get it on the shelves by 15 November 2005. Yes. You read that right. I will attempt to turn this book around and hand off…

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Too Angry to Blog

in Ramblings on September 6, 2005 August 12, 2025

Why haven’t I blogged (much) about Katrina? Well, I tend not to get political in my blog entries (anyone who knows me knows where I stand on most issues–and those who don’t know me can…

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Happy Birthday to MCJ

in Archive The Latest on September 5, 2005 December 9, 2016

Some years ago, my cousin Joni was born on this day. This is her, just a few years later. (That’s me, on her bootie.) When we start our production company in a few years, some…

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Breakdowns, Showfax, Actors Access, Submissions?

in The Actors Voice on September 5, 2005 August 12, 2025

Does Showfax give ALL of the breakdowns? I’m asking because I want to know if there are other auditions out there I could submit for and if there are, how do I find them? Which…

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How to Get Blacklisted

in The Actors Voice on September 5, 2005 August 12, 2025

I’ve already written about what sets apart the Good Actor, the Bad Actor, and the Ugly Actor. I like to think there is no real “Hollywood Blacklist,” since even if I as a casting director…

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