Hello from London! There is something so powerful about knowing your triggers. Even more powerful is knowing your NOT MY TRIGGER triggers so that no one else has power over you when they try to…
Posts tagged actor mind taffy
The Secret Language of Casting Directors
Today I’m gonna do a little demystifying of “the secret language of casting directors.” (If you missed where this convo started with talent manager Anna Lewkowska last year, catch up with a click here.) One…
Audition Landmines
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed lately everyone’s just feeling a little *extra* from time to time. Sure, it’s the final week of Mercury retroGRACE, it’s disasters in the world — natural…
When You Know Better…
I heard a saying recently (not for the first time, but for the most recent time) that hit me differently than it ever has before and it kind of pissed me off, because we're so…
Actors: What’s Your Ratio?
It’s no mystery that loads of actors submit on projects that go out on Actors Access, Casting Networks, any of the other reputable actor submission sites out there — and that’s on top of any…
No Role? No Opinion.
Ah… I love it when a pattern emerges. At this weekend’s amazing SMFA Retreat in Los Angeles, it was clear that a lot of actors have been told a lot of things about what they…
The Work: Ep. 0811 — Interview with Andrew Nielson
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0811 of The Work. Download Here! Interview with Andrew Nielson: Actor-writer-director-producer-cellist Andrew Nielson gets down about how actors’ voices inform his writing, what to do when the creative…
The Work: Ep. 0701 — Matter
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0701 of The Work. Download Here! Matter: When you’re mired in actor busy work, when you’re blue because of what’s not working, when you’re just feeling DONE, consider…
The Work: Ep. 0610 — How Many Headshots Do I Need Anyway
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0610 of The Work. Download Here! How Many Headshots Do I Need Anyway: Actors love to obsess over how many headshots are enough. One? Two? Three? Ten? Casting…