The webseries I cast for Machinima and Epic Level Entertainment a few months back premiered Friday. It’s called Bite Me and I’d love for you to check it out. New eps Fridays for the rest…
Posts tagged actor funk
Just Once More
Sometimes it gets hard. No one will dispute that. Sure, there are days when the sun is shining and birds are chirping and life is wonderful. And then there are those days when the sun…
Recharging
One of the most important elements to success in this industry is endurance. You’ve got to outlast, outplay, outwit, outstay everyone else, for one. And secondly, you’ve got to keep at it because, well, it…
Wanting It Is Not Enough
Every now and then, I’ll hear an actor say, “I’m going to make it because I want it more than the other guy does.” Nope. It doesn’t work like that. Sure, you may stay at…
Dichotomy Required
Ask almost anyone whether those who pursue a career in show business are a special breed and you’ll get the same answer: “Oh heck yeah!” One of the elements of “special” that I’ve noticed, the…
Give Up Complaining for Lent
Hi Bon! Happy New Year! As always, your column blows me away, and this one was no exception. I just got back from a post-holiday visit with my family, and I had to laugh at…
Traffic Jams
I heard an analogy recently that I thought works really well to describe the pursuit of an acting career. Consider the pursuit of your acting career as doing time in traffic. Here in LA, for…
When to Pack It In and Go Home
Not too long ago, my husband-the-actor and I were going for one of our nightly walks, discussing a recent wave of “I quit-itis” flowing through the acting community. Of course, for every actor we know…
Surviving Bitter Actor Syndrome
Looks like I got some GREAT feedback on the whole Bitter Actor Syndrome theory. Thank you so much for your emails!! Here are a few of my favorites, in response to my question from the…