I know. You already don’t like this column. Believe me, I don’t like having to write it. But having put out four breakdowns last week (yes, four), I’ve become overwhelmed at how many actors out…
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Beware the Island
With apologies to John Donne, I chose a tip of the hat to his theory that No man is an Island, entire of itself as the title of this week’s column. Regular readers will recall…
Don’t Drop Your Manager Just Because You’re Successful
In last week’s column on The Difference Between Agents and Managers, there was one particular paragraph (under the heading “In the Middle”) that rubbed a few people (managers, mainly) the wrong way. Certainly, out of…
Crappy Reader Syndrome
Another of your least favorite things (according to the emails I received in response to my question: “How Can We Make Your Job Easier?“) is a bad reader. True. Nothing can derail a thoughtfully-prepared audition…
Everyone’s a Critic
I was gearing up to write the first in a series of columns on “How We Can Make Your Job Easier” (and the amazing, wonderful suggestions you’ve emailed to me since I posed the question…
Audition Horror Stories
We all have them: audition horror stories. I think you don’t even have to go on that many auditions before collecting a few haunting tales from the script. You got a flat tire on the…
Save the Drama for Your Mama
I have a favorite saying (well, it’s one of many favorite sayings, actually). “Drama costs extra.” I use that statement, most of the time, when telling producers interviewing me for a casting gig that I’m…
How to Get Blacklisted
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…
Actor Feedback
I want feedback. When I know I did great and don’t get cast, isn’t it my right to ask for feedback? Why is feedback so hard to get? This is interesting. When I first started…
Submission Services
I keep hearing a lot about submission services (those groups that submit you on projects in the breakdowns that you’re right for) and I want to know if I should do it. I don’t have…