This week’s Your Turn is one very quick and simple bit of feedback on last week’s column “Do Your Tools Measure Up?” — and it sums up quite nicely all the feedback I received via…
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Performance Energy in Self-Tape
Hey Bonnie — I was reading your archives today before getting ready to self-tape a little self-submission when I had an epiphany about something I seem to be struggling with as an actor. I wonder…
12 Books to Read This Year
If you’re an avid reader, this book list may be old news, as most of these titles are not new (in fact, some were first published many years ago), but if you’re looking for a…
The Work: Ep. 0525 — Dessert First
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0525 of The Work. Download Here! Dessert First: Sometimes the actor’s to-do list is so overwhelming it’s impossible to start. What to do? Start with dessert first. Take…
Targeting Films
This, of course, is not the first time I’ve written about targeting. You’ve seen my how-to info on targeting TV projects, targeting the casting directors who populate those shows, targeting commercials, and targeting reps at…
The Work: Ep. 0515 — Return on Investment
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0515 of The Work. Download Here! Return on Investment: If you knew, from the beginning, that it was going to take thousands of hours of effort on your…
The Work: Ep. 0513 — Am I too Old to Start an Acting Career?
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0513 of The Work. Download Here! Am I too Old to Start an Acting Career?: A listener wrote in to ask Bonnie Gillespie if starting out at age…
Gear Changes
I remember my first bike. My first “real” bike. (I remember my first kid bike too. It was a gorgeous pink Huffy Sweet Thunder with a banana seat.) My first real bike was a ten-speed…
The Work: Ep. 0506 — Redefining Credit
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0506 of The Work. Download Here! Redefining Credit: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman…
The Work: Ep. 0410 — Bonnie’s Favorite Casting Discovery
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0410 of The Work. Download Here! Bonnie’s Favorite Casting Discovery Casting director Bonnie Gillespie shares her favorite casting discovery and explains how actors can equip themselves for intersecting…