Happy New Year, Bonnie! Thank you for the MP3! It really made me think on some things that I’m facing right at this moment. I have a question about materials, since you’ve been discussing that…
Posts tagged confidence
Zlatko Stipić’s Declaration
Three weeks ago, I issued a challenge to readers of The Actors Voice to declare what it is that you can — and will — do, as we close out 2012! Thank you for your…
Be a Lovely Guest
I’ve been a fan of the amazing Crista Flanagan since I first saw her on stage at the Comedy Union in 2002. Anyone who has read any of the first three editions of Self-Management for…
The Best Actor Attitude
Hi Bonnie, I wanted to thank you for this week’s column on Discipline. Yes, yes, and YES! I just visited my family during a summer trip home. Let’s begin with saying that my family has…
Rich Hinz: Wiggling and Walking Funny
So, let’s say you’re an actor who happens to have a disability. You’re classified as a PWD and you bring your disability into the room with you on every audition, every callback, every rehearsal, every…
High Self-Esteem, Low Ego
A couple of months ago, I traveled back to my alma mater to give a talk about “Living Plan K.” I’ll get to a description of that talk’s content at the end of the piece….
Bullshit Excuses for Being Dropped by an Agent
What follows is an exchange that started on Facebook. I don’t always have the time to reply directly to actors who reach out to me outside of the preferred “Send me a question for a…
Confidence
I recently saw an actor performing comedy in such a screamingly brilliant way that I was moved to tears. I was so impressed with this actor’s work that I approached him after and gave him…