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Advice for Actors Outside of Los Angeles

in The Actors Voice on December 22, 2014 August 15, 2025

Hello Bonnie – An actor friend of mine recently referred me to one of your old posts from 2007 about headshots. I’ve read some of your articles before but my friend told me that you…

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Never Too Late

in The Actors Voice on December 22, 2014 August 15, 2025

I recently started up a personal project that I tried to start a few times earlier this year. Each time before, I started in earnest. I had great intentions. I even checked in with accountability…

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Advice for a Beginning Actor

in The Actors Voice on December 15, 2014 August 15, 2025

Hello Bonnie, First off, I just wanted to thank you for all of the great advice that you have graciously made so accessible. I only wish that I could have found your column years ago…

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Scheduling Success

in The Actors Voice on December 15, 2014 August 15, 2025

I mentioned last week that we’re closing off the year with a free training series called Get in Gear for the New Year. One of the elements of this course that’s already been active is…

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Feedback on Dinner Party

in The Actors Voice on December 8, 2014 August 15, 2025

Super fun “yes, and…” action from last week’s Dinner Party column and the homework assignment I laid out for y’all. 😉 Glad to know you didn’t mind this particular style of homework and in fact…

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TL;DR

in The Actors Voice on December 8, 2014 August 15, 2025

If you spend much time on the Internet — and seeing where this column is posted each week, I’m guessing you do — you’ve probably seen the acronym TL;DR out there. Hmm. Is it still…

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Thank You for Casting Me; I Used the Booking to Book Another Role Too!

in The Actors Voice on December 1, 2014 August 15, 2025

Bonnie ~ Okay… I have to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for bringing me in for Indian Motorcycles. I had such a great time and you were right: The guys at The Factory are great…

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Dinner Party

in The Actors Voice on December 1, 2014 August 15, 2025

We have a very small, invitation-only offering coming up through Self-Management for Actors and we’ve been making a lot of lists, basically using the “fantasy dinner party” scenario. You know this one, right? It’s the…

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Building an Actor Fanbase on YouTube While Staying On-Brand

in The Actors Voice on November 24, 2014 August 15, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I have a question that I’d really love your advice on. I’m going to start creating my own content on YouTube, but I’m torn between creating a channel which caters towards fashion, beauty,…

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It’s All About Your HOW

in The Actors Voice on November 24, 2014 August 15, 2025

I was recently watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory and I couldn’t tell you which one, exactly, because it was probably four episodes, run back-to-back, in syndication. Yay, those actors and that money!…

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