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in Archive The Latest on September 18, 2004 December 9, 2016

I keep not sleeping despite the fact that I’m a zombie by now. So so so so much work going on and getting an hour of sleep at noon today was my one “thing” to…

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Wish List?

in Archive The Latest on September 15, 2004 August 24, 2019

Okay, gang… I need your help. If you were going to read a book of interviews with “name” (see def. #5) actors that would inspire you (pretend you are a starting-out actor, looking for inspiration…

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Follow-up

in Archive The Latest on September 14, 2004 December 9, 2016

You know if a meeting lasts THREE hours and then you spend the next TEN hours on a major workaholic blitz of focused attention to the project that it is going to be a gooooooood…

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So so so so much…

in Archive The Latest on September 13, 2004 December 9, 2016

…going on. Tons of meetings over the next few days and lots of happy new collaborations, joint ventures, exciting relationships and developments. It’s on, baby!

I Hate Being a Nonunion Actor

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2004 August 12, 2025

I wish more than anything on Earth that this were not me writing this right now. But lo and behold, here I am five years after arriving in this wonderful facade of a town, still…

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Submitting on Everything

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2004 August 12, 2025

I’ve often heard actors say, “I submit on everything I’m right for — and even the stuff I’m not right for!” That statement gets a laugh, but it’s not the best submission policy to follow….

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Big Brother

in Archive The Latest on September 8, 2004 December 9, 2016

Kenneth came through town on a transport run yesterday. We got to hang out for most of the day (him watching me try to schedule actors for callbacks and going nuts juggling all the different…

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This Is One of the Things We’ll Remember

in Mindset on September 6, 2004 April 29, 2017

I said that to Keith yesterday, as we were lying on the floor of the kitchen with the AC on the counter, a handtowel in place to direct the air as downward on us as…

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How Do I Get an Agent?

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2004 August 12, 2025

As a beginning actor, what is the best way to get an agent? Is it all in your headshots? Is it all in your cover letter? Your resumé? If you have experience in TV? Plays?…

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When to Say NO

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2004 August 12, 2025

Actors become so accustomed to saying YES to every offer (that’s what happens when gigs are few and far between, starting out), that they often forget the importance of knowing when to say NO. Some…

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