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Surprise Me

in Mindset on October 18, 2015 August 15, 2025

One of the themes of this trip to New York and London has been that of surprise. Let me back up. I’m not a fan of surprises. Perhaps because I’m a control freak, motivated by…

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About Bob Brody

in Unplugging on September 28, 2015 August 15, 2025

I’ll never forget my first date with Bob Brody. We’d known each other online for years and, like everyone who has ever met him online, I was sure this was a dear friend before we…

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Last 100 Days of 2015

in Mindset on September 21, 2015 August 15, 2025

Assuming you’re reading this within a day or two of my having written it, there are 100 days left in 2015. Heck, whenever you’re reading it, you’re just 100 days away from major changes, should…

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I Hate the Headshots My Agent Loves

in Self-Management for Actors on September 14, 2015 August 15, 2025

Yo, B. I love my agent. I love my new headshots. I HATE the choice from my proofs my agent made for my primary headshot. What do I do? Use whatever I want? Tell my…

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All-Access Pass

in The Actors Voice on September 14, 2015 August 15, 2025

Whenever I talk with creatives about dealing with friends and relatives whose opinions about this whole artistic pursuit are less than supportive, I come back around to the same thing: We don’t HAVE TO provide…

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CD Workshop Reps Are Salespeople FIRST

in The Actors Voice on September 7, 2015 August 15, 2025

Bon, help. I’m going through major FOMO with all the CD workshops and courses on boosting my social media following and everyone is making it sound like it’s all so important but I’m not made…

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Multimarket Acting: Getting Layered

in The Actors Voice on September 7, 2015 August 15, 2025

I’m finalizing my schedule for my first-ever trip to London (*****squeeeeeee***** I am SO excited!) and that means I’m talking with a lot of my clients who are based out of Europe lately. More correctly,…

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Parent of Kid Actor Needs Advice

in The Actors Voice on August 31, 2015 August 15, 2025

Hi! I just came across your forum, and I really appreciate all the great information I’m reading. I do have a few questions that I haven’t yet found the answers to, so I was wondering…

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Stop Multitasking

in The Actors Voice on August 31, 2015 August 15, 2025

I know. It’s a hilarious title for a column written by someone who is quite possibly the queen of taking on a whole bunch o’ things at once and getting it all done well. How…

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Thank You for Permission to Leave Facebook

in The Actors Voice Unplugging on August 24, 2015 August 15, 2025

Hi Bonnie! Thank you for what you said in the Blab a week ago with Daniel and Phil! When you said that someone mysterious *shouldn’t* be found all over the Internet, it somehow liberated me…

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